Migrants

Question 1

What year were the Jews banned from charging interest

Answer 1

1275

Question 2

What year did Edward 1 expel Jews from England

Answer 2

1290

Question 3

When was the plague and how many people did it kill?

Answer 3

1348-51 and it killed 30%-40% of the population

Question 4

What did Henry III do to get rid of Jews in 1220

Answer 4

He invited powerful Italian banking families e.g. Bardi and Riccardi

Question 5

When did the Vikings raid England

Answer 5

c787 to c865

Question 6

When did the vikings capture York

Answer 6

866- and they used it as a base to defeat Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia

Question 7

When and what was the treaty of Wedmore

Answer 7

878- Alfred of Wessex(Saxons) and Guthrum(Vikings) agreed that Viking migrants owned larger parts of England and run it by the Danelaw

Question 8

Reasons for migration in 9th century
C800-c1500

Answer 8

Rich mineral deposits: iron, tin, copper to build things
Fertile land in the east and south
Plenty of sheep for wool
Lots of salt to preserve meat
Many rivers and seas for fish

Question 9

What was the government like in medieval England

Answer 9

Anglo Saxons in small kingdoms
Law and order maintained by local communities

Question 10

When did Cnut become first danish king of England

Answer 10

1016

Question 11

When was battle of Hastings

Answer 11

1066

Question 12

What happened in the battle of Hastings

Answer 12

William defeated Harold the confessor and was crowned king on Christmas Day

Question 13

Why did William I invite Jews to England

Answer 13

Because he needed money to build castles and cathedrals