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96 Cards in this Set
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Which king's wife teamed up with Mortimer?
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Edward II
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Who was king in England during the 100 years war?
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Edward III
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During whose reign did the influence of the House of Common's increase?
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Edward III
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Who was king during the Peasants Revolt?
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Richard II
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Who became king after Richard II?
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Henry IV
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Who killed his brother's sons?
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Richard III
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Who was leader ot the peasant revolt of 1381?
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Wat Tyler
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Who was known as the Kingmaker?
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Earl of Warwick
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Who was the winner of the Battle of Crecy?
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The black prince
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Which king married a commoner?
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Edward IV
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Who was the patron of Geoffrey Chaucer?
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John of Gaunt
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Which king was defeated at Bosworth Field?
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Richard III
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Which king defeated the French at Agincourt?
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Henry V
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Where did the longbow play a major role?
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Crecy and Agincourt
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Which group wanted to reform the Catholic Church?
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Lollards
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How long did the War of the Roses last?
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30 Years
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Who impersonated Edward, Earl of Warwick?
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Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck
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Who was known as the Virgin Queen?
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Elizabeth I
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What was the cause of the Peasant Revolt of 1381?
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Poll tax
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Who was known as Bloody Mary?
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Mary I
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Who was imprisoned by Elizabeth for 19 years?
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Mary Queen of Scots
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Who was Henry VIII's only male heir?
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Edward VI
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Who was the Mother of Mary I?
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Catherine of Aragon
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Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?
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Anne Boleyn
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Who explored North America?
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John Cabot
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Who was the mother of Edward VI?
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Jayne Seymour
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Who was put to death with a cow's horn and a hot poker?
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Edward II
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Who was the archbishop that could not secure Henry VIII's divorce?
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Thomas Wolsey
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Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world?
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Thomas Wolsey
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Mary I married
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Philip II
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Which King put down a major Welsh rebellion led by Glyndwr?
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Henry IV
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Who founded the lollards?
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Wycliffe
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Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church because
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They wouldn't grant him a divorce, He wanted to confiscate Church lands
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When did the Battle of Agincourt happen?
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1415
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How many french were killed in the battle of Agincourt?
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7000
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Who led the English in the battle of Agincourt?
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Henry V
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Who was the first Tudor king?
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Henry VII
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How did Henry VIII deal with people he didn't like?
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Executioin
Exiled Excommunicated |
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Who was king when the plauge happened?
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Edward III
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Julius Ceasar invaded Britan in
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55 BC
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Claudius invaded britan in
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43 Ad
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What group organized many revolts against the romans
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Druids
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Who was the Roman governor at the time of Boudicca's revolt?
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Paulinas
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What year did Roman troops withdraw from Britain?
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410 AD
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Who began invading Britain after Roman withdrawl?
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Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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Term for group of Saxon warriors loyal to the king
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Comitatus
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What germanic leaders were hired by the British and later conquered the Britons?
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Hengist and Horsa
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Saxon nobles?
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Thanes
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Saxon peasant free men?
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Churls
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First Christian king of Northumbria
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Edwin
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Main differencs between Roman catholic and celtic churches
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Baptism
Easter Pope |
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What king sponsored the Synod of Whitby
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Oswy
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Two kings that established mercia s the dominate power of england in?
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Oswy
Oswald |
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Which king of wessex united all england for the first time since roman withdrawl?
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Egbert
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Viking ships were advance because of
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Hulls
Keel |
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First Viking attack?
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Lindesfarne
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What year did the great army of danes arrive in england?
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865
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Leader of great army of danes
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Guthrum
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English king that defeated the Great Army
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Alfred
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Alfred became king when his brother ______ died
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Ethelred
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When Alfred conquered territories, he established
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Burhs
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Troops called to duty by Alfred?
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Fyrd
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When Guthrum was defeated he was forced to
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become christian
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Who conquered danelaw
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Edward
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Athelstan divided England into
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Shires
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Who started Danegeld?
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Alfred
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What was protection money paid to the vikings by the english
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Danegeld
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Who became king after Harold and Harthacnut?
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Edward
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Which viking defeated Ethelred to become king
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Swein Forkbeard
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When did william conquer england?
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1066
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Who did William defeat to become king
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Godwinson
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What type of government did william establish
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Feudalism
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What reforms were implemented by Henry I
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Curia Regis
Ilinerant Justices |
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King's common law?
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Curia regis
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First plantagent king
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Henry II
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Henry II made what changes to trial
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trial by jury
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Henry II fought with the church over?
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Putting clergy on trial
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Beckett did what to Henry II?
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Opposed
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Henry II restored order in England by
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Destroying illegal castles
Banishing foreign knights |
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What pope started crusades?
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Urban II
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Two possible locations for robin hood's activity
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Sherwood
Barnesdale |
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Why were barons upset with King John?
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Everything
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Magna Carta gave freemen
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Fair trials
King must obey law Barons keep king in check |
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Henry III was considered
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Weak king
Well educated |
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Who took control of England from Henry III
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Simon de Monfort
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Lead of first welsh revolt
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LLewellyn
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Who defeated english at bannock Burn and became king of scotland
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William Wallace
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Who built castles in wales to strengthen his hold
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Robert Bruce
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Who defeated the English at stirling brige
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Robert Bruce
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William wallace was a
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noble
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Who established the first Great Council
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Simon de mofort
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House of commons was comprised of
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Kinghts and burgesses
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House of lords?
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Barons and bishops
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Who regulated craft workers
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guilds
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Main funtion of parliment under Edward I
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Taxation
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Who challenged bruce clan to the scottish throne?
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Balliol
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