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Migration 1 Flashcards

1
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Where did vikings come from

A

Norway
Denmark
Sweden

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2
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When and where was the first Viking raid

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Lindisfarne

793

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3
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Where were the relics of st Cuthbert moved to in 995

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Durham

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4
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Who was Alfred the Great

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A Saxon king who defeated the vikings to regain the thrown

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5
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What was danelaw

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Where vikings could live in the north and make their own laws and practices

(Created by Alfred the Great)

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6
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When did Alfred the Great die

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899

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7
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When was Ethelred II crowned king

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978

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When did the biking raid start again that was led by Sven Forkbeard

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991

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9
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What was the payment called that Ethelred paid the vikings to leave

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Danegeld

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10
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How much was Danegeld originally

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3,300kg of silver / £900,000 in today’s money

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When Ethelred made an agreement for Norman protection, what did he have to do

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Marry Emma of Normandy

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12
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What happened on st Brice’s day (18 November) 1002

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Ethelred ordered a great massacre of Danes throughout England

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13
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When did Ethelred die

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1016

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14
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When was king Cnut born

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Circa 985-995

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15
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When did Sweyn Forkbeard die

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1014

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16
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When did Canute return to England to gain control of virtually the whole country

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1015

17
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When did Ethelred die and therefore pass complete control onto king Cnut

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30th November 1016

18
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Who did Cnut Marty after he became king of England

A

Emma of Normandy

19
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When did log Cnut become king of Denmark

A

1019

20
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When did king Cnut become king of Norway

A

1028

21
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When did king Cnut die

A

12th November 1035

22
Q

Who were king William I’s sons and what did they receive after Williams death in 1087

A

Robert (the eldest) became Duke of Normandy

William (the middle son) became king of England

Henry (the youngest son) got nothing

23
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When did Henry unite the Norman kingdom

A

1106

24
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When was Henry ll crowned king of England

A

October 1154

25
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What was Henry II at the height of his power

A 
King of England
Duke of Normandy
Count of Anjou
Count of Maine
Ruler of Aquitaine
Ruler of Brittany
And some of France
26
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When did the small band of Anglo Norman adventurers defeat MacMurrough’s enemies

A

1170

27
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When did king Henry II go to Ireland to assert his supremacy

A

October 1171

28
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When did Henry II die

A

1189

29
Q

When did Richard I die

A

1199

30
Q

When was the Magma Carta signed and who was it for

A

1215

King John

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