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19 Cards in this Set
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Who was the first great king of England?
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Alfred the Great
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When was the Magna Carta signed?
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1215
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Who was the most hated king of England?
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King John
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Defeated in the Hundred Years' War, England lost all its French holdings excpet__.
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the city of Calais
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What battle ended the Wars of Roses?
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Battle of Bosworth Field
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Who was the "Maid of Orleans" who led the French to some victories over the English?
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Joan of Arc
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What battle brought William to the throne of England in 1066?
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Battle of Hastings
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Who was the first archbishop of Canterbury?
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Augustine
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The Magan Carta and the Model Parliament were both important precedents in ___ representative governemnt.
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England's
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Who were the early inhabitants of the British Isles?
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Celts
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Who was the Protestant archbishop of Canterbury?
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Thomas Cranmer
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Who broke England's ties with the Roman church?
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Henry VIII
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Who was the Catholic queen of England?
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Catherine of Aragon
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Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?
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Anne Boelyn
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What name did Queen Mary acquire for her persecution of Protestants?
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"Bloody Mary"
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Who was the leader of the Scottish Reformation?
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John Knox
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What did Philip II send aganist England to subdue it for Catholicism?
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The Invincible Armada
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What English monarch led England to victory over the Spanish Navy?
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Queen Elizabeth
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Who is perhaps the greatest English writer the world has ever known?
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William Shakespeare
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