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1
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why did the vikings invade england?

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for land and opportunities

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2
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what was britain split into?

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wessex and danelaw

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3
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what was aethelreld’s 2 problems?

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young and inexperienced
vikings tried to take over

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4
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what did aethelred offer to get rid of the vikings?

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the danegeld

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5
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when did cnut become king?

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1014

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6
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who did cnut share the kingdom with?

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edmund

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7
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who married cnut?

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ema of normandy

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8
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when did king edward die?

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1066

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9
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who were the three claimants of the throne?

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william duke of normandy
harold godwinson
harald hardrada

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10
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what happened after the battle of hastings?

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william duke of normandy was crowned king of england

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11
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what did remain england a territory of?

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the norman empire

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12
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who did henry ii marry?

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eleanor of aquitaine

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13
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what did john softsword do?

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he lost all the territory except gascony

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14
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what was the angevin empire?

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henry and his brothers referred to the ‘angevins’ and they had an empire

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15
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what king started the hundred years war?

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edward iii

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16
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when did edward iii regain control of the french territories lost by john?

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1337 and 1360

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17
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when did france regain the territories that edward iii got?

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1370 to 1415

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18
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who led english troops in agincourt in 1415?

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henry v to gain control of france again

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19
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what happened by 1453?

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the english had lost all territory in france except calais?

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20
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what came out of the hundred years warr for the british?

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a birth of identity

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21
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what was the focus during the tudor and stuart period?

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to build ‘the new world’ for britain’s empire

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22
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what did monarchs use to make money?

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privateers

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23
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what did privateers do?

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raid other countries ships

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24
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what happened to the focus on privateers when britain became established in the west indies?

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it shifted from the privateers to plantations

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25
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what 2 main reasons did people leave britain for america?

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religious + economic

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26
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where were the first two successful colonies?

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virginia and massachusetts

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27
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what did the settlers do to indigenous americans?

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push them off their land and treat them badly

28
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what did the settlers in america want?

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independence as they felt less and less british

29
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what did the american war of independance lead to?

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britain losing america as a colony
increased importance of india, canada and australia

30
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who in france faced religious persecuriton?

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hugenots (protestants)

31
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what did the hugenots do to escape persecution?

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move to england

32
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how did the hugenots contribute to british life?

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they contributed greatly to industry and trade

33
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what year did james i create the ulster plantations?

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1610

34
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what was the goal of the ulster plantations?

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to take control of the catholic irish

35
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what happened during the reign of george i?

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the highland people of scotland were pushed off their land to make way for sheep farming

36
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what did the highland people of scotland do in response to being pushed off their land?

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migrated within scotland and countries within the british empire

37
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what was india for england?

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an important base for british trading

38
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what did robert clive do in india? (+ year)

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led troops at the batte of plassey in 1757

39
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what did warren hastings take the role of? (+years)

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first governor general of india (1773-85)

40
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what company dominated british trade in india?

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east india company eic

41
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how did the eic take indian land?

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by using a private army and navy

42
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what did indians think about british rule around 1850?

A

discontentment

43
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what did the indian mutiny of 1857 lead to?

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the british government fully taking over india

44
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in the late 1870s what did several european nations start doing in africa?

A

claiming land

45
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what is the name for the british takeover of african land (eg sudan, nigeria and kenya)

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the scramble for africa

46
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who is britiain’s most well known empire builder? (+birth year)

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cecil rhodes (1853)

47
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how was empire enthusiasm kept high?

A

imperial propaganda

48
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what did large numbers of jewish and irish people do in the 1700s?

A

migrate to britain

49
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why did these irish and jewish people come?

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to escape extreme poverty or persecution

50
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what was common practice to happen to criminals in the 1700s and 1800s?

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transport them to british colonies (eg. australia)

51
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what did large numbers of people do between 1815 and 1914?

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emigration from britain to places like south africa, canada and australia

52
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between 1750 and 1900 what rapidly increased in britain?

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internal migration

53
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by 1914 what did several of britain’s colonies start doing?

A

running their own affairs

54
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by the end of world war 2, what were many more british colonies demanding?

A

independence including india

55
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what did india and kenya have to do to become independant?

A

long and bitter campaigns

56
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who came to britain in 1945?

A

large numbers of immigrants from war-torn europe and parts of the british empire for work

57
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in the 1960s and 1970s what groups of people came to britain from africa?

A

kenyan and ugandan asians

58
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what are former members of the british empire now called?

A

the commonwealth of nations

59
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in june 1948 what boat brought the first of many migrants from the west indies to the uk?

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the empire windrush

60
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what is the generation that came from the west indies in june 1948 called?

A

the windrush generation

61
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what did britain do in 1948 against argentina?

A

fight a war in the falkland islands

62
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what has britain’s involvement in the eu done?

A

divided opinions

63
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a strong unified group of countries formed what group?

A

the EU

64
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what is a perk of being an eu citizen?

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eu citizens can work in any eu member state on the same conditions as that state

65
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what do people think about migration to britain?

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divided

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