Q DECK 3 Flashcards
In what year did the Bill of Rights come into effect?
1689
The English victory at the Battle of Agincourt was unexpected because?
The English army was severely outnumbered by the french
What does Sir Robert Watson watts discover?
Pioneering the radar
In 1314 the Scottish led by Robert the Bruce, defeated the English. This battle was known as:
The battle of bannockburn
The Scottish Parliament was originally made up of the lords, the clergy, and which one of the following:
The commons
In what county is the Stonehenge located
Wiltshire
Members of the House of Lords are known as:
Peers
Which group campaigned for reform in the 1830s and 1840s?
The chartists
Who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?
St Augustine
What was the Domesday Book?
A list of towns/villages and the people living in them.
What type of literature are the Canterbury Tales?
Poems
When did The Industrial Revolution happen?
The 18th and 19th centuries
What is the Foreign Secretary responsible for?
Managing relationships with foreign countries
In Northern Ireland, the Blair government was able to build on the Peace process, resulting in the signing of which agreement in 1998?
Good Friday agreement
Sir Frank Whittle is famous for developing:
Jet engine
