The Middle Ages

In which year was Magna Carta agreed?

✓ 1215

What was the main significance of Magna Carta?

✓ It limited the power of the king

The disease that spread across England in 1348, killing about a third of the population, was known as what?

✓ The Black Death

The Wars of the Roses were fought between which two houses?

✓ Lancaster and York

Which colour rose represented the House of York?

✓ White

The Wars of the Roses ended in 1485 at which battle?

✓ Battle of Bosworth Field

Henry VII combined the red and white roses to create which emblem?

✓ The Tudor rose

At the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, defeated whom?

✓ The English

The English victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 took place during which conflict?

✓ The Hundred Years War with France

Who set up the first printing press in England?

✓ William Caxton

Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for writing which work?

✓ The Canterbury Tales

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'During the Middle Ages, Parliament began to develop into the institution it is today.'

✓ True

Which group of people were expelled from England in 1290 and not allowed to return for centuries?

✓ Jewish people

Edward I introduced laws and built castles to take control of which country?

✓ Wales

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'By the end of the Middle Ages, English had become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament.'

✓ True

The Hundred Years War was a long conflict between England and which country?

✓ France

Which king signed Magna Carta?

✓ King John

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'During the Middle Ages, England was at war with Scotland and Wales at various times.'

✓ True

Which group did King Edward I expel from England in 1290?

✓ The Jews

The development of which institution during the Middle Ages limited the monarch's power further?

✓ Parliament

Which famous English law document of 1215 is still influential today?

✓ Magna Carta

Is the statement TRUE or FALSE? 'The Black Death killed around a third of the population of England.'

✓ True

The end of the Wars of the Roses brought which royal family to the throne?

✓ The Tudors