Summer Summative Flashcards
Who was Emperor Claudius Caesar?
Roman invader (AD43)
What did King Alfred of Wessex do in 878?
King Alfred beat the Vikings
Who was King Cnut the Great?
Viking ruler of Norway and England
What main event occured after Edward the Confessor’s death in 1066?
The succession crisis
Which year did the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings break out?
1066
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
Germanic people living in Britain to AD1066
What is a monarchy?
One ruler
What does migration mean?
Mass movement of people
Who were the 4 people fighting for the throne after Edward the Confessor’s death?
Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, William, Duke of Normandy and Edgar Aethling
What event happened from 1069-1070? (H______ of the North)
Harrying of the North
Who won the Battle of Hastings and what therefore happened?
William won and became William I of England
What is Tax?
Money paid to the King
When was the Domesday Book published and what did it contain?
The Domesday book was published in 1087 and recorded everything people of England owned for the purposes of tax
What was the Feudal System?
A system showing who’s in charge of who
Who are Vikings?
Seafarers from countries like Norway
When was the start of the First Crusade?
1095 (till 1099)
Who was Thomas Becket?
Henry II’s archbishop of Canterbury killed for his beliefs
What was Richard I and John I regarded as?
‘The Lionheart’ and ‘Lackland’
From which year to which year did Richard’s reign last?
1189-1199 (John I succeeds him and is king till 1216)
Who was Wat Tyler?
Leader of the Peasants Revolt
What was Jerusalem?
Historic city of major religious importance for Christians, Muslims and Jews
What is a Crusade?
A holy/religious war
What is a plague?
A contagious disease with very infectious symptoms
When did the Black Death strike England and what percentage of England’s population did it kill?
1348 and killed 50% of England’s population
