Revision 30/11/21 Flashcards
The Roman Empire ended in what year?
410 AD
What was the Eastern part of the Roman Empire called?
Byzantine empire
What religion did the Romans bring to England?
Christianity
In 500 AD who invaded Britian?
The Anglo Saxons
Where did the Anglo saxons come from?
Northern Europe (germany)
What religion where the Anglo saxons?
Pagans - polytheistic
What does being a pagan mean?
You belive in many different gods.
Who did POPE GREGORY I send to convert the anglo saxons to CHRISTIANITY?
Augustine
What did monks do?
Write and record important events and devoted their life to God
What was 1 monk called who wrote a book?
Bede
What was a battle tactic of the Anglo Saxons?
The shield wall.
What would family’s recieve is someone died at war?
A Wargeld
Who threated the Anglo Saxons?
The Vikings
Where were the Vikings from and what language did they speak?
Scandinavia in northern Europe- they spoke Old Norse
Where and when was the Vikings first invasion?
Lindisfarne- 793
What religion where the Vikings?
Pagan
Who where the Great Heathen Army?
The Vikings
Who had to defend the land against the Great Heathen Army?
Alfred the great of Wessex
What was England divided into in the time of the Vikings?
Wessex and the Danelaw
Who lived in the Danelaw?
The Vikings
Which king created a succession crisis in 1066 by having no children meaning there was no clear heir to the throne?
Edward the Confessor
Who where the 4 contendors to the throne?
Harald Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, Edgar Atheling, William Duke Of Normandy
What was the battle between Hardrada and Godwinson called?
The Battle of stamford bridge (BOSB)
Who was killed and who won the Battle Of Stamford Bridge?
Killed- Hardrada
Won- Godwinson
What was the battle between William Duke of Normandy and Harald Godwinson called?
Battle of hastings (BOH)
Who won and who was killed in the Battle of Hastings?
Killed- Godwinson
Won- William Duke of Normandy
What defence tactic did Godwinson use in the Battle of hasting? (Anglo Saxon tactic)
Shield wall
Who did William need for him to be crowned king?
The Witan
What did William do on the 25th of December 1066 in England?
Crowned himself King
