Kings
Forced to sign the Magna Carta
Who is King John
A social hierarchy featuring overlords, vassals, and serfs
What is feudalism
Wrote the Canterbury Tales
Who is William Chaucer
Why the youngest rioter buys poison
What is he wants all the treasure for himself
Spent most of his ten-year reign fighting the Crusades
Who is King Richard the Lionhearted
The most powerful institution in Medieval Europe was still this despite the changing times
What is the Church
The language the Canterbury Tales is written in
What is Middle English
The reason the Green Knight visits King Arthur's court
What is to hear the tales of the bravery of the Knights
First of the Tudor line of kings
Who is King Henry VII
Invaded England in 1066
Who is William the Conqueror
When an author shows a character’s personality through that character’s thoughts and actions
What is indirect characterization
How the Pardoner keeps up his lavish lifestyle
What is telling stories so people buy pardons
He was killed at the Battle of Bosworth field, ending the Yorkist line.
Who is King Richard III
The Anglo-Saxon period came to an end in England as a result of this event
What is the Norman Conquest
When an author tells the reader about specific traits of a character
Fearfulness leads the Green Knight to lie about this
What is the green girdle/sash
His knights killed Sir Thomas-a-Becket at Canterbury.
Who is King Henry II
Timeframe of the Medieval Period (year - year)
The pilgrim who tells the best tale during the journey will be rewarded with this.
What is a free dinner.
The fact that the sash saved Gawain's life--but not in the exact way he expects--is an example of what kind of irony?