War at home and abroad Flashcards
When did the Middle Ages start and end in Britain?
- Spans a 1000 years
- From 5th century to 15th
- 476 A.D. (which marks the end of Roman Empire) to 1485
Who did the English kings fight with and why?
Welsh, Scottish, and Irish noblemen
for their lands
What was built to maintain the power of the Statute of Rhuddlan?
Huge castles
including Conwy and Caernarvon
By when were the last Welsh rebellions defeated?
What did the English do as a result?
By the middle of the 15th century.
English laws and the English language were introduced.
At the beginning of the Middle Ages, Ireland was an independent country.
Why did the English send troops, and why did they remain?
Sent to help the Irish king
and remained to build their own settlements
By 1200, the English ruled an area of Ireland known as what?
The Pale
around Dublin
During the Middle Ages, the English kings also fought a number of wars abroad. What are these?
The Crusades
and the Hundred Years War
What were the Crusades?
Eurpean Christians
fought for control
of the Holy Land
What was one of the most famous battles in the Hundred Years War?
Battle of Agincourt
When did the English leave France?
They had mostly left France
by the 1450s.
What does the Statute of Rhuddlan legally establish?
The Statute of Rhuddlan
annexes Wales
to the Crown of England
Under which King was the Statute of Rhuddlan written?
King Edward I
When did the Statute of Rhuddlan become law?
13th Century
1284
When was the Battle of Bannockburn?
14th Century
1314
June 24
Who fought at the Battle of Bannockburn?
King Robert I (“the Bruce”) - Scotland
King Edward II - England
