1. Final Exam Review
The Middle Ages

2. 1066
Who takes a vow of chastity and does not produce an heir for his throne?
Edward the Confessor
Who is the Saxon who takes the throne upon the death of Edward?
Harold (know his last name?)
Godwinson
Who fights Harold for the throne?
William. Known his epithets?
The Bastard and later …The Conqueror

3. Where is the site of the Battle 1066 in which William defeats Harold?
Hastings
What is Harold’s death wound?
An arrow in the Eye.
What cultural group fights for William?
His Normans from Normandy
What language do the Normans speak?
French. They are Viking settlers of Northern France.

5. The Middle Ages in England.
What two languages will blend between 1066 and 1400 to bring us a recognizable Middle English?
Old English (Germanic) and French of the Normans
Name the genre/form of literature where short rhyming poems are put to music. They tell stories.
Ballads

6. In a popular ballad… Who follows the King’s orders and drowns at sea.
Sir Patrick Spens
In a popular ballad… she rejects Sir John Graham who dies of a broken heart. She too then dies.
Bonnie Barbara Allen

7. What feast day is quite popular in ballads?
Martinmas - November 11th
Who has to “get up and bar the door?”
The Goodman
How many ghostly visitors come to the Wife at Usher’s Well?
Three Ghosts

8. In 1170, who is martyred in a cathedral by Henry II’s knights?
Thomas A Beckett
Name the popular pilgrimage site in Southeastern England.
Canterbury

9. Who is the author of The Canterbury
Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales, in which pilgrims tell tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What language does Chaucer use?
Middle English

10. Who pens “Le Morte D’Arthur?
Sir Thomas Malory
Who falls in love with King Arthur’s wife, Guinevere?
Sir Lancelot
Who later steals Arthur’s Kingdom and attempts to marry Guenivere? His sword deals Arthur a mortal wound.
Mordred, Arthur’s illigitmate son.

12. First printer in England.
William Caxton

13. Holy Wars against Muslims.
Crusades
Long, long war between England and France?
100 Years War.

14. English king who is victorious at Agincourt in the 100 years war.
Henry V
French girl who was a heroine in the 100 years war.
Joan of Arc
Another name for the 30 years civil war which ends at Bosworth Field.
War of the Roses

15. War of the Roses What household is symbolized by a white rose? York
What household is symbolized by a red rose?
Lancaster
What king is defeated at Bosworth Field?
Richard III
Who is the victor at Bosworth Field
Henry Tudor who becomes Henry VII

16. The End