Early England
English Figures
Battles
Dates
Grab Bag
100

This man was the legendary king of the Britons

Who is King Arthur?

100

This man is often called the greatest King of England

Who is Alfred the Great?

100

This is the great Viking army that landed in England in 865 A.D.

What is the Great Heathen Army?

100

The Battle of Chippenham Estate

875 A.D.

100

These islands are known for their tortoises with an incredibly long lifespan

What are the Galapagos Islands?

200

England was once apart of this large empire

What is the Roman Empire?

200

This man is considered to be the worst of all the English Kings

Who is Ethelred the Unready?

200

This was the surprise attack on Alfred the Great at his winter estate

What is the Battle of Chippenham Estate?

200
Egbert becomes the King of Wessex

802 A.D.

200

This was the most recent U.S. state to be added to the Union

What is Hawaii?

300

This man became the first King to unite Anglo-Saxon England

Who is Egbert of Wessex?

300

This Pope led a great mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Catholicism

Who is Pope St. Gregory the Great?

300

After this battle, King Egbert became the first man to unite the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

What is the Battle of Ellendun?

300

Battle of Edington

875 A.D.

300

This is a hairstyle that has different variations such as French, Dutch, and Fishtail

What is a braid?

400

This was the Catholic mission to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity

What is the Gregorian Mission?

400

This man is considered to be the father of English history

Who is St. Bede?

400

King Alfred was finally able to defeat the Vikings at this battle

What is the Battle of Edington?

400

Battle of Ashdown

871 A.D.

400
This element on the periodic table of elements has the chemical element symbol of 'AU'

What is gold?

500

This is what Gregory the Great mistook a group of barbarians for

What are angels?

500

This is the King of East Anglia who died at the hand of the Vikings, after paying them off the previous year.

Who is King Edmund the Martyr?

500
Alfred the Great's brother died shortly after this battle

What is the Battle of Ashdown?

500

Gregorian Mission

596 A.D.

500

This NFL team was the first to dumb a bucket of Gatorade on their coach after a Super Bowl victory

Who are the New York Giants?

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