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