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She was the teenage girl who led French troops during the Hundred Years' War and was later executed by the English.
Who is Joan of Arc?
He was the hunchbacked English king famously killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field during the War of the Roses.
Who is Richard III?
This is the term describing everyday speech patterns used by medieval people that eventually evolved into languages like French, Italian and Spanish.
What is "vernacular?"
This is the satirical book written by Dante that involved a journey through the different levels of Hell.
What is The Divine Comedy?
This famous landmark in Paris just reopened to the public following a devastating fire that occurred in 2019.
What is Notre Dame Cathedral?
He was the leader of the victorious House of Lancaster during the War of the Roses.
Who is Henry Tudor/Henry VI?
He was the English king whose claims on French-held lands triggered the Hundred Years' War.
Who is Edward III?
This is the term that describes the medieval philosophical movement that attempted to bring together matters of faith and reason.
What is "scholasticism?"
This is the book written by Geoffrey Chaucer that took a satirical look at English society and the clergy.
What is The Canterbury Tales?
Justin Trudeau, the longtime prime minister of this country was forced to step down from his position earlier this month.
What is Canada?
He was the French King who emerged victorious from the Hundred Years' War, and had been aided by Joan of Arc.
Who is Charles VII?
He was the medieval Christian philosopher who defended Catholic doctrine in his book, Summa Theologica.
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
These were medieval entertainers who traveled from town to town performing songs about love and chivalry.
Who are "troubadours?"
This is the lengthy poem written about one of Charlemagne's brave knights that has since become a national epic and a source of pride in France.
What is The Song of Roland?
PETA, the animal rights organization recently called for this holiday to be replaced with a vegan "weather reveal" cake.
What is Groundhog Day?
He was the English priest who translated the Bible into English and was condemned as a heretic for speaking out against corruption in the Catholic Church.
Who is John Wycliffe?
He was the French king who followed Charles VII and united much of France into one country.
Who is Louis XI?
This is the term for the separate arches built on the outside of Gothic cathedrals to support the weight of the heavy walls.
What are "flying buttresses?"
This is the most famous battle in the Hundred Years' War in which English longbowmen led by Henry V defeated a much larger French force.
What is the Battle of Agincourt?
Though he has not yet been confirmed, this person with a famous name is President Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Who is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.?
He was the French philosopher of scholasticism who raised questions about the consistency of Church teachings in his book, Sic et Non.
Who is Peter Abelard?
He was the Christian reformer from Prague who criticized the Church, and was burned at the stake for heresy.
Who is Jan Hus?
This is the term for the period in the fifteenth century when the Church had multiple competing popes at the same time.
What is the Great Schism?
This was the name given to the period in the fourteenth century when popes were forced by the French king to live in Avignon, instead of Rome.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
President Trump recently made his intentions known that he would like to see the United States acquire Greenland from this European nation.
What is Denmark?