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Angevin Britain Revision Test

Question 1 of 38

1

When did Henry II acquire Normandy and how?

Select one of the following:

  • 1150 made the Duke by his father Geoffrey

  • 1151 a gift from Louis, King of France

  • 1154 from Stephen to stop him invading England

Explanation

Question 2 of 38

1

When did Henry II acquire Anjou and how?

Select one of the following:

  • 1151 it was his inheritance upon the death of his father Geoffrey

  • 1166 it was from his marriage to Eleanor of Anjou

  • 1152 he conquered it as Duke of Normandy

Explanation

Question 3 of 38

1

When did Henry II acquire Brittany and how?

Select one of the following:

  • 1166 Henry took control of it after Duke Conrad III's death in 1148 claiming to be its ovelord

  • 1171 Henry invaded and took over the lands ruthlessly

  • 1174 Richard conquered it for Henry and it was returned to him upon Henry's death

Explanation

Question 4 of 38

1

When did Henry II acquire Aquitaine and how?

Select one of the following:

  • 1152 when Henry married the newly divorced and wealthy Eleanor

  • 1151 He inherited it from his Father Geoffrey upon his death in the September

  • 1154 Stephen handed it over on his death

Explanation

Question 5 of 38

1

When did Henry II acquire England and how?

Select one of the following:

  • 1154 he inherited it from his Uncle Stephen's death

  • 1171 Through conquest Henry took a large army over from Normandy and took control

  • 1150 Henry was the grandson of Henry I of England and he inherited it naturally from his mother Matilda

Explanation

Question 6 of 38

1

When did Henry II acquire Ireland and how?

Select one of the following:

  • 1171 Henry invaded with a large army after encouragement from the Pope

  • 1175 Henry's sons took over Ireland during the Great rebellion in 1174 but gave it to Henry as a gesture of goodwill in the reunion

  • 1190 Henry didn't acquire it Richard did and then gave the Lordship to John to stop him attempting to seize England whilst he was on crusade

Explanation

Question 7 of 38

1

When were there Angevin familial revolts?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1173, 1186 and 199

  • 1154, 1183, 1193 and 1199

  • 1183, 1186, 1189 and 1199

  • 1173, 1183, 1189, 1193 and 1999

Explanation

Question 8 of 38

1

Which castle was gained by Phillip II in 1193?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Gisors

  • Gaillard

  • Mirebeau

  • Loches

Explanation

Question 9 of 38

1

Which castle was built by Richard in 1196-1198?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Gisors

  • Gaillard

  • Chinon

  • Mirebeau

Explanation

Question 10 of 38

1

Which castle was recaptured by Richard in 1194?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Gisors

  • Loches

  • Mirebeau

  • Gaillard

Explanation

Question 11 of 38

1

Which castle was recaptured by Richard in 1194?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Gisors

  • Loches

  • Mirebeau

  • Gaillard

Explanation

Question 12 of 38

1

Which castle saw John's greatest military triumph?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Mirebeau

  • Gisors

  • Loches

  • Chinon

Explanation

Question 13 of 38

1

Select two famous Jewish usurers:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Aaron of Lincoln

  • Isaac of Norwich

  • Isaac of Lincoln

  • Aaron of Norwich

Explanation

Question 14 of 38

1

According to clause 3 of the Constitutions of Clarendon Henry II wanted 'criminous clerks' to be stripped of office and handed over to the Royal courts?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 38

1

Who is Lothar di Signi?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Pope Innocent III

  • Thomas Becket

  • A Jewish usurer killed in the York pogrom

  • It isn't a person it is a document recorded all the seals of the barons in Henry's reign

Explanation

Question 16 of 38

1

Who was the Bishop of London in 1170?

Select one of the following:

  • Thomas Becket

  • Gilbert Foliot

  • Theobald

  • Bernard of Clairvaux

Explanation

Question 17 of 38

1

Who was the archbishop of Canterbury before Thomas Becket?

Select one of the following:

  • Theobald

  • Philip de Broi

  • Bernard of Clairvaux

  • There wasn't, he was the first

Explanation

Question 18 of 38

1

Who was Richard I's administrative 'genius'?

Select one of the following:

  • Hubert Walter

  • William Longchamps

  • Thomas Becket

  • John

Explanation

Question 19 of 38

1

Who were the choices for archbishop of Canterbury in 1205?

Select one or more of the following:

  • John de Gray

  • Stephen Langton

  • Reginald

  • Thomas Becket

Explanation

Question 20 of 38

1

Who crowned the young Henry in 1170?

Select one of the following:

  • AB of York Roger

  • AB of C Thomas Becket

  • AB of Y Gilbert Foliot

  • AB of C Theobald

Explanation

Question 21 of 38

1

Who was the first 'victim' of the blood libel?

Select one of the following:

  • William of Norwich

  • Hugh of Lincoln

  • Thomas of Cambridge

  • John of York

Explanation

Question 22 of 38

1

Who were John's wives?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Isabel of Gloucester

  • Isabelle of Angouleme

  • Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • Alice of France

Explanation

Question 23 of 38

1

Who was the papal legate who received John's submission to Rome?

Select one of the following:

  • Pandulf

  • Stephen Langton

  • Thomas Becket

  • Bernard of Clairvaux

Explanation

Question 24 of 38

1

Where was the French fleet damaged in 1213?

Select one of the following:

  • Poitiers

  • Dam

  • Pevensey

  • Normandy

Explanation

Question 25 of 38

1

Where was the scene of Phillip II's military success in 1214?

Select one of the following:

  • Normandy

  • Bouvines

  • Runnymede

  • Anjou

Explanation

Question 26 of 38

1

Name an example of a 'criminous clerk'?

Select one of the following:

  • Philip de Broi

  • Hubert Langton

  • Stephen du Bec

  • Philip de Braose

Explanation

Question 27 of 38

1

What treaty was signed between Henry II and Alexander III in aftermath of Becket's death in 1172?

Select one of the following:

  • Avranches

  • Le Ferte

  • Le Goulet

  • Clarendon

Explanation

Question 28 of 38

1

Which main were the main leaders in the York Pogrom of 1190?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Richard Malbisse

  • William Percy

  • Marmaduke Darell

  • Philip de Fauconberg

Explanation

Question 29 of 38

1

The term 'Angevin Empire' which retrospectively unifies was coined by who, when?

Select one of the following:

  • Kate Norgate 1887

  • John Gillingham 1998

  • Elizabeth Fly 1901

  • Toby Purser 2002

Explanation

Question 30 of 38

1

What is administrative kingship?

Select one of the following:

  • Where the government is stable enough to run without the king

  • Where the reign is ruled not by the king but by his administrative assistants

Explanation

Question 31 of 38

1

What is 'episcopal jurisdiction'?

Select one of the following:

  • Where the church has their own separate jurisdiction system

  • Where the church is ruled by the secular jurisdiction system

Explanation

Question 32 of 38

1

What is an 'interdict'?

Select one of the following:

  • When the pope suspends the partaking of all church services and ordinances

  • When a ceasefire is called between the church and state and arguments are postponed for several years

Explanation

Question 33 of 38

1

What are the 'ancient customs'?

Select one or more of the following:

  • The rights that Henry I and other kings of England enjoyed

  • The predecessors to the Magna Carta

  • Formal written rules for the instruction of law and orfeder

Explanation

Question 34 of 38

1

What is a 'contumacious vassal'?

Select one of the following:

  • A rebellious feudal underling

  • A greedy vassal

  • A good respectful overlord

  • Someone who is conscientious

Explanation

Question 35 of 38

1

What was the 'blood libel'?

Select one of the following:

  • The myth that Jews ritually stole and slaughtered Christian boys

  • The idea that you could be accused of libel for being racist about someones heritage

  • The ritual where Jews put blood on their doorposts in remembrance of the passover

Explanation

Question 36 of 38

1

Who said 'Now for the first time am I king of England'?

Select one of the following:

  • John about Hubert Walter

  • Richard about Henry II

  • Henry II about Becket

  • Henry II about Stephen

Explanation

Question 37 of 38

1

Who said 'Look to yourself! The devil is loose!'?

Select one of the following:

  • Philip about Richard

  • Philip about John

  • Louis about Eleanor

  • Henry about Thomas Becket

Explanation

Question 38 of 38

1

Who said 'he threw away a winning hand'?

Select one of the following:

  • John Gillingham about John

  • Henry II about Becket

  • Arthur about John

  • Eleanor about Henry II

Explanation

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