Medieval Period - Experiences Flashcards
(35 cards)
when did the vikings take control of york? how long did they keep hold of it?
866
most of the next 100 years
what was the name of the day of the massacre of Danish people? Date?
St brices day
13th nov 1002
what was northern england held under? (law)
Danelaw
What was the danelaw?
area oof england controlled by viking settlers during 9th and 10th century
when was danelaw created
after a peace traty between king alfred the great and the viking leader Guthrum ((this also meant Guthrum had to convert to christianity)
what type of metls wehre found? from where?
tin - cornwall
gold + silver - Europe + Ireland
why did st brices day provoke renewed vking attacks
two of the victims of the massacre were believed to be the sister of the Danish King and her husband, a danish noble in aethelred’s service.
land owned by _____ Saxons was given to only ____ Norman nobles
4000
200
where did norman merchants set up businesses? Why there?
towns like southampton
less tax pay, allowing them to profit more
how many major motte and bailey castles were there?
65
who helped fund the construction of the first ___ ______ abbeys
Aaron of Lincoln
9
Cistercian
when were the cluniacs in ________ given permission to host a _____ Market and a __ day annual fair?
bermondsey
monday
3
1268
Cistercians of which abbey profitted off of wool production? What did they do with said profit?
Rievaulx Abbey
expanded their buildings
how many charters issued in the 12th century? what did they do?
2200+
allowed towns to hold annual fairs or open markets
name 2 different fairs at 2 diff times
Stamford Fair held at Lent
St.Ives held at Easter
what was the name of the standard quality, cheaper, woolen cloth that the flemish weavers helped develop? who did this appeal to?
colchester russet
franciscan friars in Colchester
where did the riccardi company set up bases and smaller offices?
London
York + Dublin
Who became the king’s main sources of income to fund wars and were connected to the pope and catholic church?
riccardi company
When was king edwards french war?
1294
when did gigli take denization for himself and his family
1460
what was denization
partial citizenshipi granted by the king
legal process that allowed foreign migrants to gain some rights of english subjects without becoming full citizens
what did gigli teach in london
French and Poetry
Gigli returned to flanders, but his son______ went on to…?
Giovanni
tutor King Edward IV’s children
become ambassador to the Pope in Rome from 1490
became bishop of worcester in 1497
Which Jew attended the coronation of which king?
aaron of lincoln and other jewish leaders
King Richard I
