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History of Great Britain
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.
Pytanie 2
Edward III
killed by ambitious lords because of his advisers.
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".
His treatment of the Scots caused resistance movement led by William Wallace and then Robert Bruce who became king of Scots.
Pytanie 3
Richard II "Lionheart"
He had French culture. He spent hardly any time in England.
Unfortunately for him, nobles no longer trusted him.
He was killed in France. He had no son.
one of the most popular king of the whole English history.
He was unpopular because he was greedy
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.
He had huge empire- from Scottish border to the Pyrenees.
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.
Pytanie 6
He lived in 6th century, he claimed "kingship of the English"
Edward the Confessor
Ethelred
Offa
Pytanie 7
Ethelred
he was chosen after Cnut's death
important Viking king
He started Westminster Abbey
he decided to pay Vikings
Pytanie 8
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.