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_________ were trained soldiers who were ready to defend the land and people.
Knights
In what year was the King James Version of the Bible completed?
1611
Monk who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses, beginning the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
Common people who worked the land on a manor
Peasants
First Englishman to sail around the world
Sir Francis Drake
Who is credited with developing the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
James I
Island that is home to the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales.
Great Britain
Englishmen who wanted to purify the Church of England
Puritans
Organization created to maintain peace in Europe mainly by bringing the economies of European countries together
European Union; EU
Period in which the use of new machines brought incredible changes to the world
Industrial Revolution
The _______ War for Independence was fought between _________ nationalists who wanted to establish a free country and ________ loyalists who wanted to remain within the United Kingdom.
Irish
In what year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
One of England's most famous preachers of the Evangelical Revival
George Whitefield
Movement that rejected traditional beliefs about art, literature, society, and religion
Modernism
Man who produced the first translation of the entire Bible in English; called the Morning Star of the Reformation
John Wycliffe
Who was queen of the United Kingdom from 1952-2022, the UK's longest-ruling monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II
Norman leader who invaded England in 1066 and became King William I of England
William the Conqueror
Tunnel beneath the English Channel that links England and France; also known as the Chunnel
Channel Tunnel
Englishmen who wanted to separate entirely from the Church of England
Separatists
Exit of the United Kingdom from the EU
Brexit
Religious movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
Protestant Reformation
The Catholic Queen of Scotland who faced opposition from the Scottish Protestants was ______, ________ __ ________.
Mary, Queen of Scots
In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated?
1588
Great English revivalist of the Evangelical Revival
John Wesley
Men in the feudal system who owned the land
Lords
Printer who invented the movable-type printing press in England
Johann Gutenberg
What British nurse started the modern nursing profession?
Florence Nightingale
Daughter of Henry VIII; English queen when England became a great sea power and began to explore and settle in the Western Hemisphere
Elizabeth I
Body of water that separates England from mainland Europe
English Channel
One of the greatest naval forces the world had ever seen
Spanish Armada
Document that helped establish the English tradition that the monarch's power is limited by the laws of the land
Magna Carta
Term used to describe the time in English history when the crown was restored to Charles II
The Restoration
Kenneth MacAlpin was the first ruler of the _________ __________.
United Scots
What year was the beginning of the Protestant Reformation?
1517
Man who began the modern missions movement; called the Father of Modern Missions
William Carey
Person who denied the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
Heretic
English king who broke ties with the Church of Rome and established the Church of England
Henry VIII
Who founded many orphanages in Bristol, England?
George Müller
Son of James I; believed that he had a divine right to rule as he saw fit
Charles I
England's main river
Thames River
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; also called the United Kingdom (UK)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Word referring to the Middle Ages (A.D. 500 - 1500)
Medieval
The Golden Age and the English Renaissance; one of the most influential periods for literature, art, and music in English history
The Elizabethan Age
_______ ________ was a Protestant reformer who helped establish the Scottish Presbyterian Church.
John Knox
In what year was the movable-type printing press invented in Europe?
1440
Founder of the Salvation Army
William Booth
Smallest divisions of land in the feudal system
Manors
Architect who designed and rebuilt many of London's churches after the London fire
Sir Christopher Wren
Who was prime minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II?
Sir Winston Churchill
Oliver Cromwell
Longest river in the British Isles
Severn River
Representative assembly of England
Parliament
Disease carried by infected fleas on rats
Bubonic Plague
Time in which the British Empire became the largest empire in history; (1837-1901)
Victorian Era
The treaty that declared Ireland was politically separate from the United Kingdom was the ______- ________ __________.
Anglo-Irish Treaty
In what year was the beginning of modern missions?
1792
Man who helped to abolish the slave trade in the United Kingdom
William Wilberforce
Peasants who were bound to serve their lord on the manor for their entire life
Serfs
Man who produced the first printed version of the English New Testament
William Tyndale
Who was the first female prime minister in both the United Kingdom and Europe?
Margaret Thatcher
English king who recaptured some of the territory previously lost to the Viking invaders called the Danes; set England on the road to becoming a strong nation
Alfred the Great
Highest mountain in the British Isles
Ben Nevis
Those who sided with Parliament during the English Civil War
Roundheads
Way of life based on the ownership and use of land
Feudalism; Feudal System
Three-month period of German air raids against the United Kingdom during World War II
Battle of Britain
The Troubles was a civil war fought from 1968 to 1998 between _______________ and ________________ in Northern Ireland.
Protestants; Catholics
The years of the Great Famine in Ireland
1845-1852
Man who established the first Sunday school; called the Father of the Sunday School Movement
Robert Raikes
People in the feudal system who were allowed to use the land in exchange for their service
Vassals
Man who published the first printed version of the entire English Bible
Miles Coverdale
Who was prime minister of the United Kingdom before World War II and right after the war started? He met with Hitler, hoping to avoid another war.
Neville Chamberlain
The first prime minister of Great Britain
Robert Walpole
Northernmost province of ancient Ireland; another name for Northern Ireland
Ulster
Those loyal to King Charles I during the English Civil War
Cavaliers
Census of the people and lands of feudal England; Britain's earliest public record
Domesday Book
Conflict that occurred when Argentina invaded a British island territory
Falklands War