Middle English Period

The Middle English period started with the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. King Harold was killed in the final battle, and William, the Duke of Normandy, assumed England's throne. Identify the battle.

• Batlle of Normandy

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of Littlefield

• Battle of Sussex

Check all the keyevents which happened in the Middle English Period.

• Magna Carta

• Identification of English as the official language of England

• Seven Years' War

• Formation of University of Cambridge

• War of the Roses

Which of these are true about The Black Death?

• It hit England in the summer of 1348

• It is believed that the black death killed one third of the population

• Longest Pandemic in world history

• The low hygienic standards of the time lead to the rampant spread.

Identify the true things about Magna Carta.

• Sociality was no longer contingent on a grand, original social contract, but on literal contractual agreements like the exchange of labor for wages.

• It was otherwise known as the Great Charter

• The first document that limited the power of the monarchy

• King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta to avoid a rebellion

• Magna Carta was signed in 1315.

In which year was the University of Cambridge formed by the scholars from Oxford who escaped the hostile townsmen?

• 1345

• 1150

• 1209

• 1230

Who among the following did not rule England during the Middle Ages?

• Empress Matilda

• Edward I

• Henry IV

• King Richard I

• Richard III

Hundred Years' War was an intermittent struggle between England and France over several disputes including that for the English crown. By convention the war is said to have started with the confiscation of the English-held duchy of Guyenne by French King Philip VI. Identify the period of the Hundred Years War.

• 1315- 1420

• 1330- 1440

• 1337- 1453

• 1373- 1475

Check all the battles among the following which are listed under the Hundred Years' War.

• Battle of Brittany

• Battle of Crusade

• Siege of Calais

• Battle of St. James

• Siege of Orleans

Identify the ruler

- Nicknamed the Hammer of the Scots

- eldest son of Henry III

- showed masterfulness in the disputes with the English barons following the governmental reforms instituted by the Provisions of Oxford (1258)

- Reigned from 1272- 1307

• Henry IV

• King John of Lackland

• King Stephen

• King Arthur

• King Edward I

What was the original title of The Canterbury Tales as written in the woodcut from William Caxton's second edition printed in 1483?

• The Caunterbury Tales

• Tales of Caunterbury

• The Tales of Pilgrimage to Caunterbury

• the same as the present title