Migration 1

Question 1

When was Lindisfarne invaded?

Answer 1

793AD

Question 2

When did Alfred defeat the Vikings?

Answer 2

Battle of Edington 878

Question 3

When did Aethelred reign?

Answer 3

978-1013

Question 4

When was the first invasion to conquer England by the vikings?

Answer 4

Great Heathen Army 865 (York)

Question 5

How many Danes migrated to England?

Answer 5

35,000

Question 6

What place names are Viking in origin?

Answer 6

-by (e.g. Derby or Grimsby)

Question 7

Who tried to invade in 991?

Answer 7

Forkbeard and Tryggvason with 90 ships

Question 8

What battle occurred in 991 and how did the defeated English react?

Answer 8

Battle of Maldon (vs Forkbeard). Aethelred paid the Danegeld.

Question 9

How much was the Danegeld?

Answer 9

£1.8 million today, 3300kg silver

Question 10

What did Aethelred do in 1002?

Answer 10

St Brice’s Day Massacre. Gunhilda murdered.

Question 11

Who vengefully invaded England in 1013?

Answer 11

Forkbeard, who successfully conquered England.

Question 12

What battle did Cnut defeat Edmund in?

Answer 12

Battle of Addandun 1016.

Question 13

Cnut & religion

Answer 13

Christian ruler, good relationship with the Pope

Question 14

When and why did Cnut marry Emma?

Answer 14

1017 - continuity, did not want to be seen as a foreign ruler

Question 15

Name one English noble Cnut murdered

Answer 15

Eadric the Grabber

Question 16

The father of what later king was promoted by Cnut?

Answer 16

Godwine, father of Harold Godwinson

Question 17

When was the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 17

14th October 1066

Question 18

What famous defeat ended the Viking threat?

Answer 18

Stamford Bridge (1066)

Question 19

What motivations were there for Norman migration?

Answer 19

Political , military,

Question 20

How many men fought at Hastings?

Answer 20

Normans: c.6000 men - 12 became richest landowners in England

Question 21

What happened in the winter of 1069- 1070?

Answer 21

Harrying of the North.
Scorched Earth
Rebellions instigated by Scots and Danes.

Question 22

How many died as a result of the Harrying?

Answer 22

Famine killed 100,000

Question 23

What can you say about land ownership following the Norman Migration?

Answer 23

After 20 years, most of the land was in Norman Hands.

Question 24

What is exogamy?

Answer 24

Intermarriages, such as Normans and English women

Question 25

How long was French the language of the Courts of Justice?

Answer 25

until the 16th century

Question 26

When did Henry II become King?

Answer 26

1154 (after Stephen)

Question 27

What lands did Henry II inherit?

Answer 27

Normandy, Anjou, Maine

Question 28

When did Henry II marry Eleanor of Aquitaine?

Answer 28

1152

Question 29

What lands did Henry gain through conquest?

Answer 29

Northumberland, Cumbria, Brittany, Ireland

Question 30

When was Ireland conquered?

Answer 30

1171 - Treaty of Windsor

Question 31

When was the inflation that hindered King John?

Answer 31

Under Henry II 1180-1220

Question 32

How much did it cost John to defend Normandy?

Answer 32

£15,000

Question 33

When was Normandy lost?

Answer 33

1204

Question 34

When was the Battle of Bouvines?

Answer 34

1214 - humiliating, expensive military defeat vs France.

Question 35

When was the Magna Carta signed?

Answer 35

1215

Question 36

What economic disadvantage did John have?

Answer 36

30% less income than King of France

Question 37

What French king rivalled John?

Answer 37

King Phillip Augustus

Question 38

When did the Hundred Years War begin?

Answer 38

1337, under Edward III

Question 39

When was England winning the 100 years war?

Answer 39

1337 - 1360

Question 40

What was the only remaining land in France by 1453?

Answer 40

Calais

Question 41

What was the range of the 100 years war longbow?

Answer 41

350m

Question 42

When was the Battle of Crecy?

Answer 42

1346

Question 43

When was the Battle of Poitiers?

Answer 43

1356

Question 44

When was the Battle of Agincourt?

Answer 44

1415

Question 45

Who fought the Battle of Crecy?

Answer 45

Edward III

Question 46

Why did the English win at Crecy?

Answer 46

Army of 15,000 Leadership good location Archers (longbow every 5 seconds) Cannons

Question 47

Who fought the Battle of Poitiers?

Answer 47

Edward the Black Prince

Question 48

Why did the English win at Poitiers?

Answer 48

Captured French king and son Longbow Aimed at horses and massacred knights.

Question 49

Who fought the Battle of Agincourt?

Answer 49

Henry V

Question 50

Why did the English win at Agincourt?

Answer 50

Good commander 6000 men vs 24000 French slaughtered 6000 in mud 1 English knight: 5 archers

Question 51

What were the consequences of Crecy (1346)?

Answer 51

Took Calais (until 1558!) Nationalism & Patriotism

Question 52

What were the consequences of Poitiers (1356)?

Answer 52

Discontent in France Humiliating as King captured

Question 53

What were the consequences of Agincourt (1415)?

Answer 53

Immortalised in Shakespeare's Henry V Remarkable, famous London victory procession!!

Question 54

How many died in the 100 years war?

Answer 54

Over 2 million

Question 55

What Kings started the 100 years war?

Answer 55

Edward III and Philip VI

Question 56

When did Joan of Arc fight?

Answer 56

Siege of Orelans

Question 57

What was the decisive French victory in the 100 years war?

Answer 57

Battle of Castillion (1453)