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History 15
Test #1 Anglo-Saxons through Tudors
Term | Definition |
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Stonehenge | Built as a religious site/calendar |
Julius Caesar | 55 BC Takes prisoners from tribes; Payment of tribute; installation of a friendly king; begins wider trading engagement; respected British warriors |
Emperor Claudius | 43 Launches invasion of Britain with 40-50,000 men, defeats under-equipped British tribes and creates province of Brittania |
Hadrian's Wall | 122 Wall to separate Roman Britain from “barbarian” lands; northern border of Brittania |
Pope Gregory | 597 Sends missionaries to Britain; Christianized Anglo-Saxons |
Alfred the Great | 878 Defeated and converted Viking leader; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; Wessex Kings; Defensive structures |
Edward the Confessor | 1042 Crowned King; Made king by Earl Godwin; Deeply religious; Saxon v. Normans in court |
Harold Godwin | 1066 Crowned King; Swore fealty to William; Elected to throne; Defeats Hardrada at Stamford Bridge, loses at Hastings to William |
Harold Hardrada | Claim to throne after Edward by Danish blood; Teamed with Tostig, Godwin's brother; Invades and loses at Stamford Bridge |
William the Conquerer | 1066 Crowned King; Norman rule began; Defeated Godwin at Hastings; Spent much time in France; Fell off his horse and died; Power struggle for his sons |
1066 | Godwin crowned, defeats Hardrada, loses at Hastings, William crowned, Bayueax Tapestry |
Henry II | 1154 Crowned King; followed Anarchy; Henry of Anjou; Vast French holdings |
Thomas a Becket | Friend of Henry II; Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury; Refused to bolster Henry's power, became man of God; killed in Canterbury Cathedral |
Richard I | 1189 Crowned King; Forcably taken from Henry (father); Spent efforts on crusade, visiting England twice; King's randsom; Great miliatry skills |
King John | |
Magna Carta | |
Edward I | |
Edward, the Black Prince | |
Richard II | |
The Black Death | |
Henry IV | |
Henry V | |
Battle of Agincourt | |
Henry VI | |
Margaret of Anjou | |
Earl of Warwick | |
Edward IV | |
The Princes in the Tower | |
Richard III | |
Henry VII |