Life in the UK - History - Middle Ages

Which stories are associated with Geoffrey Chaucer?

• Westbury Tales

• The Ambridge Tales

• The London Tales

• The Canterbury Tales

Why was Magna Carta important?

• It gave all men the vote.

• It limited the power of the monarch.

• It established a new system of free education.

• It gave women legal rights.

In 1348 a third of the populations of England, Wales and Scotland died as a result of which plague?

• The Blue Death

• The White Death

• The Green Death

• The Black Death

Which TWO wars was England involved in during the Middle Ages?

• Crimean

• Crusades

• Hundred Years Wars

• Peninsular

Which Scottish king defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314?

• William Wallace

• Robert the Bruce

• Malcolm

• Andrew

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

Before 1215 there were no laws to limit the power of the king of England.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

Britain has never been at war with France.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Henry VII established the House of Tudor. What colour rose became the Tudor emblem?

• White

• Red and white

• Red

• Pink

Which of the following statements is correct?

• By the middle of the 17th century the last Welsh rebellions had been defeated.

• By the middle of the 15th century the last Welsh rebellions had been defeated.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• By 1400 the preferred language of the English court was French.

• By 1400 the preferred language of the English court was English.