Study Guide


# Question
1 The set of poems written by Geoffrey Chaucer describing the people of Canterbury going on pilgrimage is known as the:
2 What language did the peasants mostly speak after the Norman conquest?
3 When did English become the official language for documents in England?
4 Which two languages combined to make the English language?
5 Who sat in the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?
6 Who sat in the House of commons during the Middle Ages?
7 A Parliament was developed in Scotland, which had three Houses, called Estates: the lords, the commons and the clergy.
8 In 1215, King John agreed to a number of demands called the
9 The Normans used a system of land ownership known as
10 In 1348, a disease, probably a form of plague, came to Britain, was known as:
11 The Black Death was a disease, a form of plague, that killed half of England's population in 1348.
12 What proportion of the population died as a result of the Black Death
13 Which of the following is correct in the chronological order?
14 Where did the engineers come from in the middle ages?
15 Where did the Glass manufacturer come from in the middle ages?
16 Which of the following were the greatest cathedrals which are still used for worship?
17 In 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed which county to the Crown of England?
18 In 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.
19 In which battle did Robert the Bruce defeat the English King in Scotland?
20 Who led the Scottish army in the Battle of Bannockburn?
21 By 1200, the English ruled an area of Ireland around Dublin, which was known as
22 The Middle Ages is referred to the period after the Norman Conquest up until what year?
23 How many years did the Hundred Years War fought between England and France takes to end?
24 The Battle of Agincourt, the most famous battle of the Hundred Years War, held in:
25 When did the last Welsh rebellions conquered?
26 What was the name of the longest war fought by English Kings against France?
27 In the 15th century, which TWO families fought in the Wars of the Roses?
28 Henry Tudor, the leader of the House of Tudor came to be known as King Henry VII
29 Who was King Henry VII?
30 Which of the following symbol was associated with the House of Tudor?
31 What was the symbol of Lancaster during the civil war of 1455?
32 When did the Wars of the Roses end?
33 After the Black Death, new social classes appeared in England, including owners of large areas of land which also known as:
34 Which battle declared the end of the Wars of the Roses?
35 Which one of the following is a well-known example of stained glass?
36 Who won the battle of Agincourt against the French in 1415?
37 After the Black Death, a new social class emerged, – owners of large areas of land. What were they called?
38 During the Middle Ages, which of the following wars were fought abroad?
39 Which of the following Scottish poet wrote “The Bruce”?
40 Which of the following houses formed the House of Tudor?