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Quiz by Charlotte Peacock, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Charlotte Peacock
over 10 years ago
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Question 1
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Thomas Becket was made chancellor of England in which year?
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1155
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1166
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1175
Question 2
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Henry spent the first 5 years of his reign rebuilding a stable government in England.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 3
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How did Henry restore royal authority within England. Select 7 answers
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Asked all the barons who had increased in power to leave the country
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The Inquest of the Sheriffs - Corrupt sheriffs were dismissed and replaced
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Ordering the surrender of all royal lands which had been given away/lost during Stephen's reign
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Ordering the murder of any baron who refused to give up their lands
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Destroying private illegal castles built throughout Stephen's reign
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Introducing new coinage
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Created more earldoms, electing more, new earls who fully supported the King
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Created no new earldoms. Also reduced the powers of existing earls
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Expulsion of foreign mercenaries
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Reintroducing forest law
Question 4
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Finances paid into the exchequer were inconsistent, thus led to further enquiry
Answer
- True
- False
Question 5
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Who were the figures in the bureaucratic government, enforcing royal authority in Henry's absence?
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Thomas Becket and Malcolm King of Scots
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Queen Eleanor, Earl Robert of Leicester and Richard de Lucy
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Queen Eleanor and Richard
Question 6
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What year did the Inquest of Sheriffs take place?
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1170
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1166
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1189
Question 7
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In 1154 there were 24 earls in England. How many were there by 1189?
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22
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12
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15
Question 8
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During the Inquest of Sheriffs, how many of the 29 sheriffs were removed?
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22
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29 (all)
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12
Question 9
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Henry introduced the new coinage in 1158?
Answer
- True
- False
Question 10
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The reintroduction of forest law was popular
Answer
- True
- False
Question 11
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Which one of these answers was NOT an offence of forest law?
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Waste (cutting down trees for firewood)
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Assart (clearances to create new arable land)
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Farming/rearing animals
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Making enclosures
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