Starter quiz
- Put these people in the order of how powerful they were in Medieval England, starting with the most powerful.
- 1⇔king
- 2⇔knight
- 3⇔peasant
- William the Conqueror was duke of which duchy?
- Anjou
- Normandy ✓
- Wessex
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- Match the words with the correct definitions.
- invasion⇔to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers ✓
- succession⇔a process in which someone automatically inherits the throne ✓
- empire⇔when one person or group rules over many countries ✓
- What percentage of the land did the Church own in medieval England?
- 0%
- 15%
- 25% ✓
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- Which 1066 battle was fought between the Normans and Anglo-Saxons?
- Battle of Hastings ✓
- Battle of Hertford
- Battle of Stamford Bridge
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- What is the definition of a 'claim'?
- to make a demand, to set out your rights to something ✓
- to make a submission, to deny your rights to something
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Exit quiz
- What term was given to the civil war that took place prior to Henry II becoming king?
- The Anarchy ✓
- The Apathy
- The Autarchy
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- What was Henry II's empire known as?
- Austrian Empire
- Angel Empire
- Angevin Empire ✓
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- Why was Henry II's empire difficult to rule?
- The empire was divided into duchies, each of which had their own flag.
- The empire was divided into duchies, each of which had their own food.
- The empire was divided into duchies, and each had their own duke or duchess. ✓
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- Which of the following best explains Henry II's involvement in Ireland?
- What started as Henry II's invasion, ended with Irish independence.
- What started as Henry II's invasion, ended with an Irish invasion of England.
- What started as an Irish rebellion, ended with Henry II's invasion. ✓
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- What word best describes being loyal to a lord or monarch?
- allegiance ✓
- arrogance
- appeasement
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- What is the name of the territory controlled by a duke or duchess?
- dukeshire
- duchy ✓
- duchland
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Key learning points
- Henry II attempted to restore his royal lands after the Anarchy
- Henry ruled over an area of Western Europe known as the Angevin Empire
- The Angevin Empire was a collection of separate lands, each with their own local traditions and leadership
- Henry II oversaw an invasion of Ireland in 1169, with the support of the Pope
- Kings of England subsequently claimed to be rightful rulers of Ireland
Common misconception
That France existed as a unified nation.
"Modern-day France" did not exist yet, instead the area we know as France, was actually a collection of separate lands/duchies .
Keywords
Anarchy - when there is no government in society this is known as anarchy; it means political or social disorder
Centralise - to centralise is when separate parts are brought together so that they are organised or controlled from one place
Empire - a group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre by one person or a group of people is known as an empire
Duchy - the area of land controlled by a duke or duchess is known as a duchy
Allegiance - when somebody is loyal to a lord or monarch, this is allegiance
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