Year 8 History Revision

Which of these was NOT a contender for the throne in 1066?

• Harold Godwinson

• Edgar Atheling

• William Wallace

• William of Normandy

What did the Domesday book tell William?

• How much land everyone had and what it was worth

• How many castles there were in England and where they were

• Who had rebelled against him since he had become King

• How much money he needed to run his country effectively

What job was Thomas Becket given by King Henry II?

• Lord Lieutenant

• Archbishop of Canterbury

• The Pope

• Prime Minister

What was the name of the battle when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III?

• Battle of Hastings

• Battle of Naseby

• Battle of Bosworth

• Battle of Stamford Bridge

Which English monarch created the Church of England?

• Henry VIII

• Henry VII

• Elizabeth I

• Charles I

What is meant by the 'Divine Right of Kings'?

• The King can do whatever he wants

• The King is chosen by God to rule

• The King is God

• The King must do what the Pope says

Which English King was brought back with the Restoration?

• Charles I

• Henry VII

• James I

• Charles II

Charles I caused a war with which country when he tried to introduce a new Prayer Book there?

• Scotland

• France

• Spain

• Ireland

What was the Magna Carta?

• A declaration of war between England and France

• A document that set out certain rights for the people of England

• A list of demands made by the King to Parliament

• The document that created the Church of England

In what year did the Spanish Armada attempt to invade England?

• 1558

• 1603

• 1588

• 1575