MEP Conquered And Conquerors 793-1500

Question 1

When and where did the first Viking raid on England take place?

Answer 1

793, Lindisfarne

Question 2

What year did the Great Heathen Army arrive in England and why did they settle in England?

Answer 2

865, England had more farmland and better resources

Question 3

What was the name of the King who ruled over Wessex in the 870s

Answer 3

Alfred the Great

Question 4

Why was the battle of Edington in 878 important?

Answer 4

Alfred beat the vikings and England was split into Wessex and Danelaw

Question 5

What was Danelaw?

Answer 5

Area that was in viking control, with Danish law and customs

Question 6

Give two reasons why King Alfred was significant

Answer 6

created a united English kingdom, stopped the vikings conquering all of England

Question 7

What happened in 978?

Answer 7

Aethelred became king and new waves of viking invaded

Question 8

What did the Vikings force the Anglo Saxons to pay?

Answer 8

Danegeld - “Danish tax”

Question 9

When was the St Brice’s Day Massacre? What happened?

Answer 9

1002 Aethelred ordered the mass killing of all viking men, women and children south of the Danelaw

Question 10

Who attacked England after the Massacre?

Answer 10

The Vikings

Question 11

When did King Cnut become King?

Answer 11

1016

Question 12

Name 2 ways that King Cnut united the Saxons and Vikings/Danes.

Answer 12

Became a devout christian
Used Danegeld to pay Vikings to leave

Question 13

Give two reasons Emma of Normandy was significant

Answer 13

Very influential government with Cnut dual monarchy.

Her marriage to Cnut guaranteed support of Saxon nobles

Question 14

Name all three countries in Cnut’s empire

Answer 14

England, Denmark, Norway

Question 15

List 4 factors linked to the Vikings - 1 sentence for each.

Answer 15

They were good fighters due to long boats
They decided to settle in England in 865
They were known to raid and pillage
Tradesmen and mead drinkers

Question 16

What happened in 1066?

Answer 16

The battle of Hastings - William the Conqueror defeated the Saxons

Question 17

List 3 changes to Britain after the battle of Hastings

Answer 17

Normans became rulers of britain
Lead to the introduction of common law
Linked England to France

Question 18

List 4 areas that made up the Angevin Empire.

Answer 18

England, Ireland, France - all ruled by Henry ll

Question 19

Use 3 words to explain how Henry Il gained his Empire.

Answer 19

inheritance, marrige, war

Question 20

How did his Empire in Anjou and Brittany make Henry Il rich?

Answer 20

Wine and wool trade

Question 21

Explain how Henry Il began English rule in Ireland.

Answer 21

sent an army which seized Leinster lands

Question 22

How did Henry show his power in Ireland?

Answer 22

built castles

Question 23

Give 2 reasons why was King John unpopular.

Answer 23

lost lots of land

raised taxes because he was in debt

Question 24

What was signed by King John in 1215? Why was he forced to sign it?

Answer 24

Magna Carta

king John was forced to sign it because he kept raising taxes

Question 25

Name two demands of the Barons, that King John had agreed to

Answer 25

Taxes cannot be raised without approval of the Barons

He has to follow the laws of the land

Question 26

Name the 2 battles (and dates) that Edward Ill won, over the French at the start of the 100 Years War.

Answer 26

The Battle of Crécy 1346

1347, won the battle and captured ot calais

Question 27

What was the name of the French peasant girl who became the symbol of French resistance?

Answer 27

Joan of Arc

Question 28

What year was the Battle of Agincourt?

Answer 28

1415

Question 29

Who won the battle of Agincourt and why? (link to a factor).

Answer 29

Henry V
because long bows

Question 30

Why was this battle significant for the birth of English identity?

Answer 30

National pride, Henry V national hero, common British soldier against the arrogant French nobility

Question 31

What was significant about the year 1558?

Answer 31

british empire ended

Question 32

What were the short and long-term consequences of England’s loss of territory in France?

Answer 32

Short term
Financial Strain: The war had been incredibly costly, leaving England heavily in debt and leading to increased taxes that further burdened the population

Social Unrest

Loss of Prestige:

Long term
England looked inward - ultimately led to the age of exploration and the building of the navy