Work Booklet 1 - Migration in Medieval Britain

Question 1

Danelaw time

Answer 1

865

Question 2

When did the first Viking raid take place?

Answer 2

793

Question 3

When did The Vikings invade York?

Answer 3

866

Question 4

1069?

Answer 4

Harrying of the North

Question 5

Domesday book?

Answer 5

1085-William Conquerer

Question 6

When were Jews expelled?

Answer 6

1290

Question 7

Black death

Answer 7

1349-100,000 people killed

Question 8

Peasants Revolt

Answer 8

1381

Question 9

Expulsion

Answer 9

forcing people out of England

Question 10

‘letter of denization’

Answer 10

granted permission to be in England

Question 11

alien

Answer 11

foreign person

Question 12

immigration

Answer 12

moving to live in a foreign country

Question 13

why did the vikings migrate

Answer 13

only eldest songs got lands leaving others with nothing
no fertile land
impress odin- God of war
take advantage of Englands richness- trade and wealth

Question 14

why did the normans migrate

Answer 14

had opportunities for royalty
William tookover so Normans followed
easy: geographical links, cultural links

Question 15

wh

Question 16

why did jews and European merchants migrate

Answer 16

more job opprtunities/opportunities
William wanted money-moneylenders

Question 17

what events and experiences happened in Britain during the Vikings

Answer 17

intermarriage
regular raids around the coast capturing goods and slaves
tookover york in 867 knocked down buildings and killed anglo saxons
minted silver coins
became christains
trade links that were discovered making it easier for Vikings to win raids

Question 18

what events and experiences happened in england during the normans

Answer 18

William Duke of Normandy won Battle of Hastings -1066
improved anglo saxons life by 20%-30% - 1120s slavery was banished
Domesday book- tax fairly
Had an enormous influence on castles and churches-1000 built futures were then easier
rewrote law codes in French

Question 19

What were the events and experiences of Jews and European merchants

Answer 19

Licorica was an active moneylender with other Jews-lent to royal family
faced anti-semitism
blood libels- accused of murder
welcomed by William
thought of as witches

Question 20

what was the impact of vikings in england

Answer 20

danelaw
violence and pillage-murders towards anglo saxons
‘harrying of heathen’- first viking attack- Ivar Boneless- king alfred then agreed truce with Guthrum
pagan race - Odin
minted coins promoted viking ecomony -‘coinage’
reconstructed roman walls

Question 21

what was the impact of the normans in england

Answer 21

normans became royalty-no heir
changed language and laws
William imprisoned and executed anglo saxons who resisted
rewarded only normans with land
change of culture and political landscape of england

Question 22

what impact did the jews and european merchants have on England

Answer 22

believed to have started the plague - witches and cleanliness
money gave used to build castles
faced anti-semitism which is injustice
‘blood libels’
banned from England 18th July 1290 - Edict of Expulsion