Lessons 20-22 Flashcards
Quell
To put an end to something by force
Florin
English coin
Felly
Fiercely; ruthlessly
Scutage
Money paid by vassal to get out of military service
Waxen
Something with a smooth, pale, translucent appearance
Despotic
Ruling with absolute power
Troth
Loyalty pledged in an agreement
Requite
To return a favor; to reward
Discomfit
To make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed
Hundred Years War
War between France and England for right to French throne
Black Death
Plague that killed many in Europe
Richard II
King of England during peasants Revolt
Jeanne d’ark
Peasant girl whose visions led to France to defeat England
Philip Augustus
King of France; greatly strengthened French monarchy’s power
John Wycliffe
Oxford professor who challenged authority of the pope and translated the Bible into English
The Black prince
Edward Prince of Wales; attacked Northern France
Philip the Fair
King of France who loved papacy from Rome to Avignon
Edward III
King of England; claimed to be lawful king of France
Peasants Revolt
Revolt in 1381 against London and king of England
“I desire that at the end of my reign, the monarchy shall be as powerful as in the time of Charlemagne.”
Philip Augustus
“I believe that in the end truth will conquer.”
John Wycliffe
1453
Hundred Years War end
1215
Magma Carta signed
1305
Babylonian captivity of the church
1381
Peasants Revolt in England
1348
Black death
1431
Jeanne d’ark put to death
1338
Hundred Years’ War begins
