US/UK test Nov/Dec On what grounds did William of Normandy claim a right to the English throne ? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec On what grounds did William of Normandy claim a right to the English throne ? He claimed King Edward had promised him the crown in 1051 and that Harold had confirmed the obligation in 1064 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 2) Who was Thomas Beckett and what happened to him ? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 2) Who was Thomas Beckett and what happened to him ? Archbishop of Canterbury. Came into conflict with H II over powers and privileges of church. H II allegedly asked, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" Four knights killed him in Canterbury cathedral. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 3) What was Magna Carta and why was it important ? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 3) What was Magna Carta and why was it important ? Magna Carta is a document which King John was forced to sign by a group of disgruntled barons in 1215. First step in establishing the principle that royal power could be restricted by law. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 4) Why did Edward III begin the Hundred Years’ War (give at least two reasons)? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 4) Why did Edward III begin the Hundred Years’ War (give at least two reasons)? Rival claims to Aquitaine/Gascony Anglo-French rivalry in the Low Countries 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 5) Apart from the direct effect of the disease measured in terms of the number of people who died, what social and perhaps even philosophical effects did the Black Death have ? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 5) Apart from the direct effect of the disease measured in terms of the number of people who died, what social and perhaps even philosophical effects did the Black Death have ? It disrupted the economy and contributed to a loss of confidence. Peasants felt able to ask for higher wages; landlords resisted ... 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec The tension this caused was one of the causes of the Peasant's Revolt. Perhaps also idea that everyone was equal: the Black Death a great leveller. Also "poll tax" to pay for war in France. It took the strain off the land: agricultural production had been finding it difficult to keep up with the pace of population increase. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 6) Which were the two dynasties, or houses, involved in the “Wars of the Roses” ? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 6) Which were the two dynasties, or houses, involved in the “Wars of the Roses” ? York and Lancaster (Yorkists and Lancastrians), though in fact the struggle for power was more complicated than this duality suggests. White Rose York, red rose Lancaster. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 7) Give the name and fate of each of Henry VIII’s wives: 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 7) Give the name and fate of each of Henry VIII’s wives: Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Catherine, Catherine "divorced* beheaded died divorced* beheaded survived" (*technically not divorced, but marriage annulled) 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 1 Catherine of Aragon marriage annulled 1533 2 Anne Boleyn beheaded 1536 3 Jane Seymour died after childbirth 1537 4 Anne of Cleves marriage annulled 1540 5 Catherine Howard beheaded 1542 6 Catherine Parr survived Henry VIII (who died 1547) 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

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US/UK test Nov/Dec 8) How did Henry respond to excommunication? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 8) How did Henry respond to excommunication? By asserting the independence of England from Rome. Act of Supremacy, dissolution of the monasteries. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 9) What were the two sides in the Civil War known as? What was the name of the great leader who became Lord Protector during the Commonwealth? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 9) What were the two sides in the Civil War known as? What was the name of the great leader who became Lord Protector during the Commonwealth? Roundheads and Cavaliers, or Parliamentarians and Royalists. Oliver Cromwell. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 10) What happened at the "Glorious Revolution"? 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec 10) What happened at the "Glorious Revolution"? In 1688 a group of seven senior statesmen, worried at the prospect of another Catholic King (when James II had a son), invited William of Orange and his wife Mary (James II's Protestant daughter) to come to England to depose James. After some minor fighting James fled ... 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec ... but was soon captured and then escaped (was allowed to escape?). William and Mary swore to abide by a Declaration of Rights (enacted in 1689 as "An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown " known as the "Bill of Rights") and were crowned. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec Their arrival had been assisted by a large Dutch army ... To all intents and purposes it was a coup d'état backed up by Dutch military power to depose the King. The Revolution of 1688 was relatively bloodless in England, but caused major loss of life in fighting in Ireland and Scotland. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History

US/UK test Nov/Dec William was glad to be able to count on the support of England in his war against France. 26/12/2018 Parsons UK/US History