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17 Cards in this Set
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William of Normandy conquered England at Battle of Hastings (Bayeux Tapestry). Give date. |
1066 |
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Battle of Bannockburn. Scottish King Robert the Bruce defeated the English. Give date. |
1314 |
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War of the Roses. Civil war between House of Lancaster (red rose) and House of York (white rose) to determine who should be king of England. Give date. |
1455 |
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What battle ended the War of the Roses? Give date. |
Ended at Battle of Bosworth Field (1485). |
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Outcome of War of the Roses? |
Henry Tudor of House of Lancaster became King Henry VII and married Elizabeth of York, uniting the two families as the House of Tudor (red rose with a white rose inside). Last of the Welsh rebellions had been defeated by mid-15th century. |
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Spanish Armada was defeated under Elizabeth I. Give date. |
1588 |
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Beginning of English Civil War. Parliament (supporters: Roundheads) vs the King (Cavaliers). Charles I introduced Prayer Book; Parliament, made of Puritans, didn’t back him. King’s army defeated at Battles of Marston Moor and Naseby. King Charles I executed. Give date. |
1640 |
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American colonies declare independence over taxation. Give date. |
1776 |
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Battle of Trafalgar. Lord Horatio Nelson (of Nelson’s Column) defeated French (Napoleon) and Spanish fleet. Give date. |
1805 |
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Battle of Waterloo. Lord Wellington defeated Napoleon. Give date. |
1815 |
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Boer War in South Africa. Give beginning and end dates. |
1889-1902: |
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Battle of the Somme WW1. British forces suffered 60,000 causalities on the first day. Give date. |
1916 |
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WWI ended at 11.00 on 11/11. Give date. |
1918 |
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German invasion of Poland led UK and France to declare war on Germany. Give date. |
1939 |
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Evacuation of Dunkirk. Rescue of 300,000 men by volunteers and small boats. Give date. |
1940 (WWII) |
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Battle of Britain. German/British aerial battle. Give date. |
1940 (WWII) |
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Argentina invaded Falkland Islands. Give date. |
1982 |
