1. Medieval Revision Workbook ENQUIRY QUESTION: ‘Who has got the power in medieval Britain?’ * REMEMBER – We are looking at which person or group was most powerful at different times during the middle ages and why...(King, Church, Barons/leading families, peasants/general people)

2. 1. Which person or group was the most important at the start of the medieval period?......................................... 3. Reasons why Thomas Becket and King Henry II were friends (Highlight the correct reasons) They enjoyed the same hobbies (drinking, chasing women, hunting). They had different opinions on how the church should be run. Henry and Becket both liked their luxuries. Thomas did everything Henry told him to. Henry trusted Thomas and gave him important jobs. 2. What does the word ‘CHRONOLOGICAL’ mean?................................................................................................. THE FALLOUT! 4. Why did Thomas and Henry fallout? Fill in the missing reasons: 1......................................................................................................................... 2. Thomas took his new responsibilities seriously – Henry wasn’t expecting that! 3........................................................................................................................... 4. Becket excommunicated Henry’s friends.

3. 5. What does the word ‘MARTYR’ mean?.......................................................... 6. Was King Henry II happy that Thomas Becket had been killed? (Tick) YesNo 7. What happened after Thomas Becket was murdered? Think about: Henry’s actions, how the general people felt, Thomas’s shrine, pilgrimages to Canterbury................................................................................ King Henry II being whipped at Becket’s tomb after the murder

4. 8. Which person or group was most powerful after Becket’s murder? Why?................................................................ 9. Which group wanted the Magna Carta to be written? (Circle the correct answer) King Richard II Barons Peasants The Church 10. Why was the Magna Carta so important? (Tick) It was Latin for ‘Great Charter’. It was the first time that the King also had to follow a set of rules. Everybody agreed on the terms. THE MAGNA CARTA 11. Which of these are genuine rules from the Magna Carta? (Highlight the correct rules) The King must not interfere with the Church All peasants must pay a tax Traders can travel freely without having to pay tolls Barons could overrule the King’s decisions No one could be put in jail without first being given a fair trial The King can charge whatever amount he likes for taxes The Barons and Bishops must agree on any new taxes that the King wants to charge

5. 12. Which person or group was most powerful after the signing of the Magna Carta?................................................... 13. Who were the flagellants and what did they do?..................................................... 14. Can you number these symptoms of the Black Death in the correct order in which they appeared? (1-5) Bleeding under the skin, leaving purple bruise like blotches. The buboes burst and a black liquid oozes out. Vomiting and fever. Shaking and excruciating pain as the nervous system is attacked. Painful buboes appear – as large as an apple or onion – in the armpits and groin. 15. What did medieval people believe were the causes of the Black Death? (List as many as you can).............................................................................................................................................

6. 16. What happened to England’s population by the time the Black Death ended?......................................... 17. Why were the surviving peasants happier after the Black Death? What could they now do?.............................................................................................. 18. Which person or group had the most power after the Black Death hit England?......................................... 19. What year did the peasants revolt in? (Circle the correct answer) 1215 1066 1381 1450 20. Why did the peasants revolt? (Fill in the missing reasons) 1)The wars in France were expensive and lots of people were dying. 2)........................................................... 3) Work service – had to work for free 4) Taxes were increasing – they had gone up x5 5)...............................................................................................................................

7. 21. Who were these people? (Link the correct description to the name of the person involved in the Peasants’ Revolt) John BallRichard IIWat TylerJohn of Gaunt An ex-soldier who was chosen by the peasants as their leader. A priest who was freed from prison by the rebels. He had been preaching that everyone was equal and peasants should refuse to do work service. The King. The peasants wanted him to change his mind on the new laws and taxes he had introduced. The uncle of the King who acted as his advisor. He was very unpopular. His house was blown up by rebels. 22. What did the rebels do at the Tower of London?.......................................................................... 23. Which person or group had the most power DURING the Peasants’ Revolt?................................................................... 24. Did King Richard II keep his promises to the rebels after the Peasants’ Revolt? (Tick) YesNo 25. Which person or group had the most power AFTER the Peasants’ Revolt?...................................................................

8. 26. Whose rules did medieval monks follow?.......................................................................... 27. How many monks were there by 1300? 1201,20012,000120,000 28. Look at the timeline below. In the spaces, fill in which group was most powerful at that time. 29. Did the person or group in power stay the same or change during the medieval period? Can you spot a pattern?........................................................................................................................................................................... 1170 1381 1100 1215 1348 1485 The murder of Thomas Becket The signing of the Magna Carta The Black Death arrives in England The Peasants’ Revolt............................................................................... (After) (During)