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Causes of the Great Rebellion
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A quiz on the great rebellion of 1173-4 and the reasons as to why the participants took part in the civil war.
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young henry
king henry ii
richard i
geoffrey
john i
rebellion
1173-4
queen eleanor of aqcuitaine
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Question 1
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What was the main grievance of the Young King Henry?
Answer
He felt that is father's affairs undermined his mother
His six year old brother, had been given castles whereas he was given none
Henry had bullied him as a child, and he felt it was time for payback
Question 2
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What was the principle motive of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in taking part in the great rebellion?
Answer
Henry II had been having an affair with Rosamund Clifford (aka Fair Rosamund) and she wished to get her own back.
Eleanor was angry at the refusal of her husband to endow her children with a suitable level of power.
She felt that her homeland of Aquitaine was being undermined by Henry II, and it was not being given the status or power it deserved.
Question 3
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What went wrong for Eleanor when she attempted to join the rebellion with her sons?
Answer
She became pregnant with Prince John, and was therefore unable to participate.
She was captured on her way to Paris to join the court of King Louis VII
Riding, she broke her ankle and was unable to walk to Paris.
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