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When was the year of the first official Viking attack?
What is 793 AD?
Who is Alfred the Great?
King of the West Saxons who was never meant to rule. This individual went on to later become the sole King of the Anglo-Saxons. He defined the English identity by promoting education, establishing legal reform, dividing England into counties, and translated major texts from Latin into Old English. He is the only English King known as “the Great”.
What era of the Middle Ages did the Black Death occur?
What are the Late Middle Ages?
What is feudalism?
The political, economic, and social system that dominated Europe during the Middle Ages. This system largely kept people in their place within medieval society.
What is the Norman Conquest?
The 11th-century invasion and subsequent occupation of England by an army made up of Normans, Britons, Flemish, and French troops led by William the Conqueror.
When was Pope Urban II's speech at the Council of Claremont?
What is 1095 AD?
Who is Harold Godwinson?
Brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor that claimed he was promised the English throne. He was crowned King of England for a short period of time, but would ultimately be removed from power during the Norman Conquest.
What era of the Middle Ages did the Crusades occur?
What are the High Middle Ages?
What is manorialism?
The dominant economic system that rivaled feudalism in the Middle Ages. This system focused on the organization of rural economies and agriculture around the lord's estate, known as the manor.
What are the Crusades?
A series of military campaigns primarily undertaken by European Christians against Muslim forces between the 11th and 13th centuries.
When was the Battle of Agincourt?
What is 1415 AD?
Who is Pope Urban VI?
After the death of Pope Gregory XI, this controversial and violent individual was elected in haste to the position of Pope after a mob appeared at the Vatican to influence the voting process.
What era of the Middle Ages did the 100 Years War occur?
What are the Late Middle Ages?
What is chivalry?
A moral, religious, and social code of conduct that medieval knights were expected to follow.
What is the 100 Years War?
A conflict that was not a single continuous war, but a series of intermittent conflicts between the House of Plantagenet (England) and the House of Valois (France) over the right to rule the Kingdom of France. The Kingdom of France would be the victor of this war.
When was the Fall of Constantinople?
What is 1453 AD?
Who is Harold Hardrada?
King of Norway who lay claim to the English throne. His death marked the end of the Viking Age.
What era of the Middle Ages did the Great Schism occur?
What are the High Middle Ages?
What is heraldry?
The system of hereditary devices (symbols, sigils, and designs) displayed on a shield, banner, or other identifying features.
What is the War of the Roses?
A series of bloody dynastic struggles for the English throne. It wasn't one continuous war, but rather a sequence of sporadic battles between two rival branches of the Royal House of Plantagenet: the House of Lancaster (Red Rose) and the House of York (White Rose).
When was the Fall of Jerusalem?
What is 1187 AD?
Who is Joan of Arc?
Known as the "Maid of Orléans," this individual is one of history’s most popular female figures—a teenage peasant girl who transformed from a visionary mystic into a national military hero of France during the Hundred Years' War.
What era of the Middle Ages did the Black Death begin?
What are the High Middle Ages?
What is Romanesque Architecture?
The dominant style of architecture in Europe from roughly between the 1000s AD to 1150 AD. Key characteristics of this artistic movement included massive walls, rounded arches, small windows, stone vaulting, “the fortress of God”, geometric designs, repeated patterns, and other unique features.
What is the Battle of Agincourt?
One of the most famous military upsets in history. Taking place in Northern France, this conflict serves as a definitive example of how superior technology and knowledge of terrain can lead to an advantage.