medieval period facts Flashcards
what started this period
1066- battle of hastings
who brought feudalism
william the conquereor
how was the land divided in feudalism
1/4 to king
1/4 to church
rest sorted amongst the nobles
who were the serfs
anglo-saxons
what kind of barons owned the land
norman barons
Henry II married
Eleanor of Aquitaine
eleanor is a
french queen
eleanor brought the idea of
holy quests and chivalry
henry II’s son
richard, the lion-hearted
Richard’s absence was because he was in the
crusades
richard’s absence led to his brother John
plotting against him
After John passed as king, what erectee
parliament
who signed the magna carta
john
why did the feudal system decline due to sheeps
towns grew up around the sheep industry
reasons why the feudal system decline (6)
commoners began to have power in the house of commons
guilds were created
trade stimulated by crusades
wealth not based on land
black plague killed 1/3 of england’s population
established universities/ education encouraged
3 topics for writing during this period
hundred years war
black death
war of the roses
when did this period end
1485
what event ended this period
Henry VII (Tudor) ,house of lancaster, defeated Richard III house of York
who brought french
norman
what words do we get from french
court and cook words
what class spoke french
aristocrts
what class spoke latin
clergy
what class spoke english
commoners
why did english emerge as our language (5)
commoners outnumbered others Henry VII spoke english unpatriotic to speak enemy's language during 100 years war Chaucer wrote and sold to the common man Printing press standarized english
robin hood is what type of literature
ballad
tales of king arthur is what type of literature
romances
ordered first complete translation of Bible into english
John Wycliff
father of english literature
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer fought in what war
100 years war
as a teenager, what happened to chaucer
captured
who posted his ransom
the king
chaucer marrried a
lady, in waiting of queen
chaucer survived through how many kings
3
chaucer planned for how many original tales
4 tales for 30 pilgrims = 120
how many did he complete
24
where is chaucer buried
poet’s corner/ westminster abbey
gives best picture of 14th century england
canterbury tales
the canterbury tales is also a
satire
