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Worksheets(2) The Middle Ages
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which TWO wars did England fight in during the middle ages?
Crusades
Hundred Years War
Kings War
Channel War
Which TWO families started a civil war to decide who should be king of England in 1455?
The House of Lancaster
The House of Kent
The House of York
The House of Newcastle
What TWO houses were confronted during the Wars of the Roses?
The House of Lancaster
The House of Leicester
The House of Canterbury
The House of York
When did the Wars of the Roses start?
1388
1455
1462
1478
Which stories did Geoffrey Chaucer write?
The Canterbury Tales
The Tyger
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
Which of the following words comes from the Norman French (choose ONE option)
Apple
Beauty
Cow
Summer
Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War?
The Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Waterloo
Who defeated the French at the battle of Agincourt in 1415?
King Edward I of England
William III of England
Henry VIII
King Henry V
Who wrote a famous series of poems in English about a group of people going to Canterbury on a pilgrimage and known as ‘The Canterbury Tales’?
William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
Jane Austen
Charles Dickens
Who sat at the House of Commons during the Middle Ages?
Knights and wealthy people from towns and cities
Farmers and blacksmiths
Great landowners and bishops
Everyone could sit at the House of Commons
In the 15th century, Henry Tudor, the leader of the House of Lancaster, became:
King Henry VIII
King Richard I
King Richard III
King Henry VII
Which of the following words come from the Anglo-Saxon language?
Apple and summer
Music and dance
Grimsby and scunthorpe
Canute and boat
After the Black Death, new social classes appeared in England, including owners of large areas of land known as:
Judiciary
Gentry
Clans
Nobility
For which purpose was the Statute of Rhuddlan introduced?
To annex Scotland to the Crown of England
To annex Northern Ireland to the Crown of England
To annex Ireland to the Crown of England
To annex Wales to the Crown of England
Who was Henry VII?
The leader of the House of York
The leader of the House of Lancaster
The leader of the House of Buckingham
The leader of the House of Leeds
What was the symbol of York during the Wars of the Roses?
A Red Rose
A White Rose
A Black Rose
A Purple Rose
Which Scottish kind defeated the English at the Battle of Bannockburn?
King Harold
Charles I
King Henry
Robert the Bruce
What was the symbol of the House of Tudor?
A red rose with a white rose inside it
A red rose
A white rose
A white rose with a red rose inside it
Who introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England in 1284?
King Edward I of England
Robert the Bruce
King Henry V
William III of England
During which period were the House of Lords and House of Commons established?
Middle Ages
Iron Age
The Roman Invasion
The Anglo-Saxon Invasion
What is the meaning of ‘Magna Carta’?
The Big Charter
The Great Charter
The King’s Charter
The Small Charter
What proportion of the population died as a result of the Black Death in England?
Half of the population
One third of the population
55% of the population
One quarter of the population
When did King Edward I of England introduce the Statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England?
In 1284
In 1304
In 1340
In 1235
What is the name of the battle where the Scottish led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1314?
The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Bannockburn
What happened in 1215 that changed the King’s power?
Magna Carta
Act of Union
Welsh Rebellion
Home Rule
Who sat at the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?
Great landowners and bishops
Knights, who were usually smaller landowners
Wealthy people from towns and cities
Farmers and blacksmiths
The Wars of the Roses was fought between which TWO houses?
a) Lancaster
b) Leicester
c) Canterbury
d) York
What colour was the Tudor Rose?
a) White
b) White + Red
c) Red
d) White
