Twój wynik: History of Great Britain
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Pytanie 1
He was publicly made Prince of Wales when he was a baby by his father. He struggled with nobles, was deposed and killed.
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Edward III
He was publicly made Prince of Wales when he was a baby by his father.
he claimed the right to French throne and declared war on France in 1337, called "Hundred Years War".
killed by ambitious lords because of his advisers.
His treatment of the Scots caused resistance movement led by William Wallace and then Robert Bruce who became king of Scots.
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Richard II "Lionheart"
one of the most popular king of the whole English history.
He was unpopular because he was greedy
He had French culture. He spent hardly any time in England.
He had huge empire- from Scottish border to the Pyrenees.
He was killed in France. He had no son.
He went to the Holy Land to fight with Muslims and during his way home he was captured by the Duke of Austria, with whom he quarrelled in Jerusalem. The English needed 2 years to gather enough money to release their king.
Unfortunately for him, nobles no longer trusted him.
Pytanie 4
He had to be king of England but he was shot dead by an arrow while hunting. His brother Henry was with him during the accident
Pytanie 5
she was daugher of Henry I. Her husband was Geoffrey Plantagenet, great noble from France. She was comptitor for Stephen of Blois to the throne. Then the English chose Stephen. Four years after this choice she invaded England. Her struggle with Stephen destroyed England. In the end they decided that Stephen would be still king but only if her son would be his successor.
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He lived in 6th century, he claimed "kingship of the English"
Ethelred
Offa
Edward the Confessor
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Ethelred
important Viking king
He started Westminster Abbey
he decided to pay Vikings
he was chosen after Cnut's death
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he was chosen by Witan to be a king after Edward the Confessor's death. He had promised before Cnut's death not to try to take English throne but then he claimed he had been forced to do it. He was killed with an arrow while the Battle of Hastings.
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Harold a Godwinson was killed with an arrow while
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William the Conqueror
he conquered England. It caused rebellions against Normans every year. His army destroyed villages and killed people.
When he wanted to know how many lands did particular noble have, he organised a team of people to carry out the "Domesday Book".
brother of William Rufus
He participated in crusade against Muslims in the Holy Land
He gave most of lands in the country to his Norman nobles. In this way he started feudalism in England. At the same time he kept enough lands for himself so that to be stronger than his nobles.
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Robert
He participated in crusade against Muslims in the Holy Land. His younger brother Henry captured England because of William Rufus death when Robert was in home-coming. Robert was very angry because of that and he tried to invade England but his invasion was a failure and finally he accepted money to stay in Normandy.
son of William the Conqueror and brother of William Rufus
He was given the Dutchy of Normandy after his father's death.
When he wanted to know how many lands did particular noble have, he organised a team of people to carry out the "Domesday Book".
one of the most popular king of the whole English history. He was brave and good soldier. He had French culture. He spent hardly any time in England. He was everyone's idea of perfect feudal king.
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he leapt at the chance and became the king of England after this brother William Rufus's death in the accident. His main goal was to pass both Normandy and England to his son. Unfortunately, his only son was drowned at sea. He had only one daugher, Matilda. Henry I made his nobles to accept Matilda as queen after his death but soon after it he quarrelled publicly with her husband. Then he died.
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Stephen of Blois
He married Eleanor of Aquitaine
one of the most popular king of the whole English history
he died soon after the struggle with Matilda.
unquestioned king of England and France
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Henry II-
He married Eleanor of Aquitaine. He had huge empire- from Scottish border to the Pyrenees. Unfortunately for him, he struggled with his beautiful and powerful wife and their sons, Richard and John, took her side. He was followed by his rebellious son, Richard.
He was son of Matilda and he took the throne after Stephen of Blois death.
unquestioned king of England and France
He was brave and good soldier. He had French culture.
He spent hardly any time in England
son of Richard II "Lionheart". He was unpopular because he was greedy. He demanded too much money from nobles.
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saint of Church. He was friend of Henry II. The king expected that he would help him bring the Church more under his control after he became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162. Becket changed his mind many times, then he escaped to Normandy. Afterward he came back to England to resist the king but king's knights killed him in the cathedral.
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Henry III
He took the throne without question after his father's death. He brought together the first parliament.
He took Wales under control and added it to his kingdom
He had foreign advisers and spend a lot of money and it was the reason for conflict with nobles. The nobles with Simon de Montfort as a leader stood up to Henry III but there were a few nobles who helped the king and killed Simon de Montfort.
He demanded every town to send 2 representatives to the House of Commons
son of John. He became king after John's death when he was a child and therefore he was under control of powerful nobles.
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killed by ambitious lords because of his advisers. He used his authority to humble nobles and put one of them- John of Gaunt- to prison. John's son, Henry of Lancaster, led nobles against the king. He was deposed. He had no children.
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Henry IV
Lancaster. He took crown by force. He sown the seeds of civil war. During his reign nobles divided into 2 sides: Lancastrians & the Yorkists.
Henry was brave and intelligent and like Richard I he is one of the most popular English kings. He felt strong enough to fight with France.
Henry loved books.
he became king when he was nine-month-old. He became kinf of England and France. When he was king, France felt its nationality and started fighting back.
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Henry V
Henry was brave and intelligent and like Richard I he is one of the most popular English kings.
Henry of Lancaster.
He felt strong enough to fight with France. French king was mad so Henry claimed to the French throne. Henry captured most of Normandy
During his reign nobles divided into 2 sides: Lancastrians & the Yorkists.
he became king when he was nine-month-old.
He married Katherine of Valois, French king's daughter. Soon he died.
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Henry VI
He loved books
He was mentally ill.
He was unpopular.
When he was king, France felt its nationality and started fighting back. The English army was defeated led by Joan of Arc.
He married Margaret of Anjou.
he became king when he was nine-month-old. He became kinf of England and France.
he was blamed with disappearance of two young princes, one of them was young king Edward V.
He created two still existing places: Eton College and King's College in Cambridge.
He had two sons who disappeared in the Tower of London.
He married Katherine of Valois, French king's daughter
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He put Henry VI to the Tower of London. He had two sons who disappeared in the Tower of London.
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He was blamed with disappearance of two young princes, one of them was young king Edward V. He was unpopular. He had a challenger, John of Gaunt. Both Lancastrians and Yorkists were against him. He was killed during the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
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Henry VII Tudor
He married Elizabeth of York and he had two sons: Arthur and Henry
He had two sons who disappeared in the Tower of London.
He built strong and rich monarchy
Firstly he was educated to be a bishop.
he married Catherine of Aragon
king's challenger
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Henry VIII Tudor
He needed son desperately so he requested the Pope for the divorce.
During his reign there was Act of Supremacy that means breaking with the Church from Rome.
He created Church of England, according to Convocation that recognised him as "Supreme Head of the English Church".
he had two sons: Arthur and Henry.
He married Catherine of Aragon after Arthur's death of pneumonia.
He married Elizabeth of York
He was succeeded by Jane Grey.
he was from Stuarts
he believed in prerogative power.
He tried to rule without Parliament as much as possible.
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the only son of Henry VIII. He was succeeded by Jane Grey.
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Jane Grey
She tried to find any peaceful solution for religious disagreement in the country.
She burnt Protestants.
Mary's supporters finally executed her and her husband because of the possibility of their uprise.
She married spanish king Philip.
half-sister of Bloody Mary
She had a husband and together with him she was put into the tower by Mary's supporter.
She executed Scottish queen Mary.
when Edward VI died she was on the throne for 9 days. Then she was again made to be a queen, even though she didn't want it.
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she was Catholic. She married spanish king Philip. She burnt Protestants.
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Elizabeth I
She tried to find any peaceful solution for religious disagreement in the country.
half-sister of Bloody Mary
She created "parish" and made the Bible being commonly used in churches to teach people.
She married spanish king Philip.
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James I
He tried to rule without Parliament as much as possible.
He had to deal with huge debt so he asked Parliament for money. Parliament agrees but it wanted to have more power so he refused.
He believed in divine right ro rule.
He dissolved Parliament in 1629
he was from Stuarts
the king called Short Parliament
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Charles I
he believed in prerogative power
He dissolved Parliament in 1629.
He was son of Matilda and he took the throne after Stephen of Blois death.
During his reign there were 11 years of tyranny.
Because he had problems with money he asked Parliament for it. Then Parliament made him sign Petition of Rights in 1628 so everybody had right to legal trial
In 1641 there was bloody rebellion in Ireland and king and Parliament were fighting also. They divided into 2 sided: Royalist (Cavaliers) and MPs (Roundheads)
During his reign Achbishop William Land introduced new book with sermons to pray for Scotland and the Scots uprised. Because of that the king called Short Parliament but is was dissolved because there was no change for agreement. In 1640 he called Long Parliament. Archbishop Laud left the country and Earl of Stafford was execued- it was the way to get rif of king's advisers.
He built strong and rich monarchy.
he married Catherine of Aragon
the only son of Henry VIII