Medieval Migrants 800-1500
Which group, led by William the Conqueror, migrated to England in 1066 and built castles to secure their control?
Normans
Following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, which group of French Protestants fled to England to escape persecution?
Huguenots
During the 1840s, a devastating potato famine caused a massive wave of migration to British cities from which country?
Ireland
In 1948, which ship arrived at Tilbury Docks, carrying nearly 500 passengers from the Caribbean?
Empire Windrush
What was the name of the notorious slum landlord in Notting Hill during the 1950s whose exploitation of tenants led to a scandal?
Peter Rachman
Which group of skilled weavers were invited to England by Edward III in the 1330s to help develop the English cloth industry?
Flemish Weavers
In the 1650s, which leader of the English Commonwealth officially invited the Jewish community to return to England?
Oliver Cromwell
What was the name given to the Indian sailors who worked on British merchant ships as well as Indian nannies?
Lascars and Ayahs
Which 1948 Act gave all subjects of the British Empire the right to live and work in the UK?
The British Nationality Act
In 1958, Notting Hill was the site of violent attacks against the Caribbean community by white youths known as what?
Teddy Boys
In the late 9th century, the "Great Heathen Army" settled in an area of Northern and Eastern England governed by their own laws. What was this area called?
Danelaw
Many Huguenots settled in which area of East London, eventually becoming famous for their silk-weaving industry?
Double points: What was the name of the area in West London that saw Huguenot migration as well?
Spitalfields
Double points: Soho
Between 1881 and 1914, roughly 120,000 Jewish people arrived in Britain fleeing "pogroms" in which specific country?
Double points: What was the nickname given to Eastern Europe which saw Europe's largest Jewish population?
Russia
Double points: The Pale of Settlement
In 1972, thousands of South Asian migrants arrived in Britain after being expelled from which African country by Idi Amin?
Uganda
What was the name of the 1959 murder victim whose death became a turning point for civil rights activism in Notting Hill?
Kelso Cochrane
What year did King Edward I issue the Edict of Expulsion for Jewish migrants?
1290
Known as the "Poor Palatines," roughly 13,000 migrants arrived in London in 1709 from which region of modern-day Germany?
The Rhineland (or The Palatinate)
What was the name of the 1905 legislation introduced to limit the number of "undesirable" migrants entering Britain?
The Aliens Act
Which 1968 Act was rushed through Parliament in just three days to limit the entry of Kenyan Asians with British passports?
The Commonwealth Immigrants Act (1968)
Who was the Trinidadian activist and journalist who founded the West Indian Gazette and is known as the "Mother of the Notting Hill Carnival"?
Claudia Jones
What was the name of the 1440 tax, the first of its kind, which required all foreign-born residents to pay a fee to the Crown?
The Alien Subsidy
What was the name of the 1709 Act that allowed foreign Protestants to become naturalized British citizens for a small fee?
The Foreign Protestants Naturalisation Act
Many Irish migrants worked as "Navvies" during the 19th century. What does the term "Navvy" specifically stand for?
Navigational Engineer (or Labourers on canals/railways)
In 1919, violent clashes broke out in British port cities (such as Cardiff and Liverpool) targeting black and Arab sailors. What are these events called?
The 1919 Race Riots
The Notting Hill Carnival was originally started as a response to poor race relations. In which month is it held annually?
August