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63 Cards in this Set
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When did the Viking raids on England begin
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At the end of the 8th century
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Importance of 851
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An attack on London and Canterbury by 350 Viking ships
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Importance of 865
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A 'great army' of Danes formed in East anglia
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Importance of 871-872
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The Danish army stayed in London for winter
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Importance of 877
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The Danes invaded Wessex which was the last standing Kingdom
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Importance of 886
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Alfred reclaimed London from the Danes, and was accepted as leader of the free English. Alfred gave the Danes the area of daneclaw, the area to the north and east of London
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When did julius Caesar first arrive in Britain
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55 BC
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When did Claudius send his army of 40,000 Britain
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43 AD
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When did Boudicca attack London
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61 AD
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How many people were killed by Boudiccas revolt
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70,000
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When did work start on Londons defensive wall
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160 AD
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How long was Londons defensive wall
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3 miles 330 acres
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When did London become the largest city in Britain and how many people did it contain
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It has 30,000 inhabitants by 250
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How large was Londons forum
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500 feet long and 150 wide
As big as St. Paul's |
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What was a popular religion in Roman Britain
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Mithraism which was dedicated to Mithras, Persian God of light, who believed that there was life after death
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What was important about 286
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During the reign of Diocletian, Marcus carausius, commander of the channel fleet took control of Britain and called himself emperor of Britain
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How long did the reign of carausius last
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6 years as he was killed by his lieutenant allectus
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When did the empire take back Britain
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In 296
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When did Christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire
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313
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When was Britain left to defend itself
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410 by emperor honorius
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When was London known was lundenwic
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Between the 7th and 9th centuries
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What does lundenwic mean
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Wic means port, so London the port is lundenwic
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Who was the most powerful Mercian king
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King Offa who ruled between 757 and 796
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Who founded westminster abbey in the 8th century
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King offa
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When did Edward the confessor live
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1003-1066
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When was Edward coronated
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1042
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Who and when did Edward marry
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He married Edith, daughter of Godwin of Wessex in 1045.
They had No children due to Edwards vow of celibacy |
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What did Edward focus on between 1052-1066
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Building westminster abbey
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Why was he exiled until 1040
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Because Vikings controlled England
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What was Henry 3 also known as
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Henry of winchester
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What were Henry's official titles
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King of England, Lord of Ireland and duke of Aquitaine
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How long did Henry live
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From 1207-1272
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Who did he marry and when
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Eleanor of Provence in 1236 and had 9 children
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Who were his parents
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King John and Isabella of angouleme
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Where was he crowned
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St. Peter's abbey in Gloucester and in westminster abbey
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When was college founded
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1540
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When Grants founded
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1750
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When was rigauds founded
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1840s
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When was wrens founded
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1877
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When was ashburnham founded
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1881
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When was busbys founded
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1925
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When was liddells founded
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1956
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When was drydens founded
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1976
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When was Purcells founded
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1981
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When was hakluyts founded
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1987
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When was Milnes founded
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1997
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What was the Moroccan crisis of 1905
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Germany trying to force Britain and France apart on the issue of moroccos independence
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What was the importance of the dreadnought in 1906
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They rendered old battleships obselete
Britain had 29 when ww1 started and Germany had 17 |
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What was the 1908-9 Bosnian crisis
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Austria occupied Bosnia which annoyed Serbia who hoped to take it as a province. After Russia supported Serbia, Germany told Russia to back down
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What was the 1911 Moroccan crisis
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Germany tried to force Britain and France apart on the issue of Moroccan independence and once again failed
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What were the 1912-13 Balkan wars
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Serbia gained a lot of territory in the wars against Turkey and Bulgaria and became a large threat to Austria
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Who were in the triple entente
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Britain France Russia
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Who were in the triple alliance
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Germany Austria Italy
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Reason for Franco German rivalry
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France had lost Alsace Lorraine in the war of 1870-1 and wanted it back
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Reasons for Austria and Serbian rivalry
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Serbs wanted greater Serbia and to be free of Austrian rule
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Reasons for Anglo German rivalry
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Arms race and German desire for empire and naval power
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Who killed archduke franz Ferdinand
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Gavrilo Princip
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When was the archduke killed
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28 June 1914
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What happened on the 28 July
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Austria declared war in Serbia
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What happened on 1 August
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Germany declared war on Russia
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What happened on the 3 August
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German declared war on France and entered Belgium
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What happened on 4 August
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As Germans stayed in Belgium Britain declared war on germnay
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What happened on 6 August
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Austria declared war on Russia
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