Migration (800-1500) Flashcards
(37 cards)
When was the first Viking raid? Where did it take place?
793 in Lindisfarne
When was the Danelaw established?
865
When did the vikings invade York?
866
When was the battle of Hastings? Who led it?
- Norman conquest saw William taking control of England
When did the ‘Harrying of the North’ take place?
1069
When was the doomsday book commissioned and who by?
1085 by William the Conquerer
When were Jews expelled for England?
1290
When did the Black Death arrive in England? How many died?
1348 and it killed around 100,000 people
When was the Peasants Revolt? Who was blamed?
1381 and many foreign-born migrants were blamed
Who was the last Anglo-Saxon King?
Edward the confessor
Why did Vikings invade?
Invasion and authority ; Land and resources ; Towns and trade
What was a necessary cause of the Vikings moving to England?
Trade and commerce
What was a contributing cause to the Vikings coming to England?
Religion
What was a catalyst for the Vikings moving to England?
Growing confidence
What was a precondition of the Vikings moving to England?
Escaping difficult lives
What were Vikings seen as?
Bloody thirsty raiders and peaceful settlers
How led the army that invaded York in 866?
Ivar the boneless led the Great Heathen Army
How large was the Viking impact on the city, kingship and authority, trade and religion?
Very large
What was a denizen?
A person who because English by law.
What was an alien?
And insult for foreigners
What religion were vikings?
Pagan
Who was Licoricia of Winchester?
1234 - A wealthy widowed Jew with three sons who lent money.
What did Jews face in 1200s?
Imprisonment, taxation and and increasing intolerance
What was licoricia described as after she died?
The most important Jewish women in medieval england
