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From the Normans to the Tudors

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Norman Britain

A: was a time of profound political, social and cultural changes.

B: saw the rise of the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy.

C: was based on the feudal system.

D: enabled a majority to dominate a minority.

E: is remembered for the Domesday Book.

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The wars of the Roses

A: The Hundred Years' War ended in 1428.

B: The Duke of Lancaster, supported by many nobles, started a revolt to help Richard II.

C: The rivalry between the two families of York and Lancaster developed when the Duke of York started to rule England as king.

D: The wars ended when Richard III, the last Yorkist king, was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

E: Henry Tudor married Elizabeth of York uniting the white rose of York with the red rose of Lancaster.

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Medieval society

The three orders of society were the ________, the clergy and the peasants.
Aristocratic lords and ladies lived on ________.
The ________ were lower nobles who fought on the lord's behalf.
Members of the clergy often came from noble ________.
Peasants were bound to their lord as ________ and provided him with a percentage of their harvest.
With the ________ Death there was some upward mobility in the third order.

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The reign of Henry II

A: The 'scutage' was a feudal duty of military service.

B: The Common Law was used only in some regions of England.

C: Thomas Becket was murdered by Henry II himself.

D: Thomas Becket's death made him a saint and his tomb a pilgrimage site.

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Henry II and Thomas Becket

Thomas Becket: ________
Becket's murder: ________
Beginning of Henry's reign: ________
Becket's shrine: ________
Henry's death: ________

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King Richard and King John

Richard I remained in the country for less than a year because he left for the Great Land to fight in the Third Crusade. After his death, his son John became king and, to protect his possessions in England, John imposed such high taxes and abused his power so much that a rebellion was organised by the barons. They invited the king to sign a document called Magna Charter, in which specific liberties were demanded. The king signed it in 1212.

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From Henry III to Edward I

A: When John died, his son was crowned as Henry III.

B: In 1258 a civil war broke out.

C: Edward I was Henry III's eldest son.

D: England's first representative Parliament was created in 1290.

E: Edward I established parliaments as a permanent institution.

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Edward III

Edward III claimed the crown of ________ because his mother was the ________ of its king. This was the beginning of the Hundred Years' War, which was to last until ________. Another reason for the war was that the French were threatening ________, which was the chief market for English wool.

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Lollardy

Lollardy was

A: a religious reform movement.

B: a political party.

C: led by John Wycliffe.

D: against corruption in monastic orders.

E: critical of the inner aspects of religion.

F: in favour of a life of evangelical poverty.

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The Peasants' Revolt

When Edward III died, the crown passed to his ________.
Richard II was very young, so the country was ruled by his uncle, John ________.
Richard II became very unpopular when he introduced the ________.
Riots broke out all over the land and this was the ________ of the Peasants' Revolt.
The Peasants' Revolt was led by ________.
The king was asked to abolish the peasants' ________ to their landlords.
The leaders of the Peasants' Revolt were ________ to.

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