Year 6 History Facts

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14 October 1066

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Battle of Hastings

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1069-70

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Harrying of the North

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1070

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Windsor Castle first built (in wood)

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1085

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William orders Domesday Book to be written

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Feudal System

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The way land was shared out between the king, church, barons, knights to be farmed by the peasants

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1154

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French-born Henry II becomes King of England, adding much of France to the King of England's posessions

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1170s

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Windsor Castle becomes royal palace and is rebuilt in stone

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1189

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Richard the Lionheart sets out on the Third Crusade to reconquer the Holy Land

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15 June 1215

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John forced to seal Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor

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1215-17

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First Barons' War after John tries to go back on promises in Magna Carta

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1216

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Siege of Rochester Castle (during First Barons' War)

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1234

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Henry III is old enough to rule by himself

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1264-67

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Second Barons' War: barons rebel to force Henry III to listen to them

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1265

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Simon de Montfort calls the First English Parliament

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1348

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Edward III founds the Order of the Garter

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1348-50

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Black Death kills around 1/3 of the population of England

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1352

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St George's School founded to provide choristers for St George's Chapel

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May 1381

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Three tax collectors killed in Fobbing, Essex

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15 June 1381

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Peasants' Revolt: Wat Tyler killed at Smithfield, London

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1066-87

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Reign of William I

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1154-89

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Reign of Henry II

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1189-99

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Reign of Richard the Lionheart

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1199-1216

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Reign of King John

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1216-72

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Reign of Henry III

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1327-77

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Reign of Edward III

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1377-99

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Reign of Richard II

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The Conqueror

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Nickname of William I (1066-87)

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The Lionheart

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Nickname of Richard I (1189-99)

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Lackland (or Softsword)

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Nickname of King John (1199-1216)

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The Hammer of the Scots

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Nickname of Edward I

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Norman Kings of England

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William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen (& Matilda)

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Plantagenet Kings of England

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Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II etc.

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Sons of William I

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William II and Henry I

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Sons of Henry II

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Richard I and John

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Son of King John

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Henry III

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John of Gaunt

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The uncle and advisor of Richard II

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Wat Tyler

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Leader of the Peasants' Revolt

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Founded by Edward III

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Order of the Garter and St George's School

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English Parliament

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Called by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, with representatives from the counties and towns of England

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750 years ago

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First meeting of the English Parliament

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800 years ago

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Magna Carta sealed by King John

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Runnymede

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The place near Windsor where Magna Carta was sealed

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First Barons' War

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The war that broke out when John tried to go back on his promises in Magna Carta

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Second Barons' War

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The war that broke out when Henry III repeated many of his father's mistakes and the barons, led by Simon de Montfort, wanted to force him to listen to them

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Scotland

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Conquered by Edward I but won its freedom for the next 300 years under Edward II