Y5 - The Struggle for the Kingdom of Britain Key Knowledge

Question 1

Who was Vortigern?

Answer 1

Ruler of Britain during the time of invasions on Britain

Question 2

Who were Hengest & Horsa?

Answer 2

Saxon brothers invited by Vortigern

Question 3

Who were Gildas the Wise?

Answer 3

A Monk. Wrote about life during Anglo-Saxon invasions

Question 4

Who was Venerable Bede?

Answer 4

A Monk. Wrote about life during Anglo-Saxon invasions

Question 5

Who was St Augustine?

Answer 5

Considered to be the founder of the English church

Question 6

Who was Alfred the Great?

Answer 6

Anglo-Saxon King. Victories over Vikings & negotiated with them.

Question 7

Who was Guthrum?

Answer 7

Viking leader who agreed to Danelaw with Alfred. Baptised as Aethelstan

Question 8

Who was Cnut?

Answer 8

First ‘accepted’ Danish King of England

Question 9

Who was Ragnar Lothbrok?

Answer 9

Famous Viking warlord who had famous Viking sons

Question 10

What is a Heptarchy?

Answer 10

The 7 kingdoms created during the Anglo-Saxon rule.

Question 11

What were the 7 kingdoms in the Heptarchy?

Answer 11

Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex and Wessex.

Question 12

When did Alfred the Great begin his rule?

Answer 12

886 CE

Question 13

When was the Battle of Hastings when Harold of Wessex was victorious?

Answer 13

1066 CE

Question 14

When was the Viking raid at Lindisfarne?

Answer 14

793 CE

Question 15

When was the first Viking raid?

Answer 15

789 CE

Question 16

When did Christianity arrive to the UK?

Answer 16

597 CE

Question 17

When did the Romans withdraw from the UK?

Answer 17

410 CE

Question 18

When did the Angles, Saxons and Jutes invade the UK?

Answer 18

450 CE

Question 19

What were the names of the 3 groups of invaders that formed the ‘Anglo-Saxons’?

Answer 19

Jutes, Angles and Saxons

Question 20

What were the 3 groups in the UK before the Anglo-Saxons?

Answer 20

Scots (Ireland), Picts (Scotland) and Britons Celts (England).