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BA Hons Medieval History (The Angevin Kings of England 1154-1216) Quiz on Angevin Britain Revision Test, created by marialidd on 20/05/2014.
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Question 1

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When did Henry II acquire Normandy and how?
Answer
  • 1150 made the Duke by his father Geoffrey
  • 1151 a gift from Louis, King of France
  • 1154 from Stephen to stop him invading England

Question 2

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When did Henry II acquire Anjou and how?
Answer
  • 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

Question 3

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When did Henry II acquire Brittany and how?
Answer
  • 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

Question 4

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When did Henry II acquire Aquitaine and how?
Answer
  • 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

Question 5

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When did Henry II acquire England and how?
Answer
  • 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

Question 6

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When did Henry II acquire Ireland and how?
Answer
  • 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

Question 7

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When were there Angevin familial revolts?
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  • 1173, 1186 and 199
  • 1154, 1183, 1193 and 1199
  • 1183, 1186, 1189 and 1199
  • 1173, 1183, 1189, 1193 and 1999

Question 8

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Which castle was gained by Phillip II in 1193?
Answer
  • Gisors
  • Gaillard
  • Mirebeau
  • Loches

Question 9

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Which castle was built by Richard in 1196-1198?
Answer
  • Gisors
  • Gaillard
  • Chinon
  • Mirebeau

Question 10

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Which castle was recaptured by Richard in 1194?
Answer
  • Gisors
  • Loches
  • Mirebeau
  • Gaillard

Question 11

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Which castle was recaptured by Richard in 1194?
Answer
  • Gisors
  • Loches
  • Mirebeau
  • Gaillard

Question 12

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Which castle saw John's greatest military triumph?
Answer
  • Mirebeau
  • Gisors
  • Loches
  • Chinon

Question 13

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Select two famous Jewish usurers:
Answer
  • Aaron of Lincoln
  • Isaac of Norwich
  • Isaac of Lincoln
  • Aaron of Norwich

Question 14

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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?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Who is Lothar di Signi?
Answer
  • 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

Question 16

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Who was the Bishop of London in 1170?
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  • Thomas Becket
  • Gilbert Foliot
  • Theobald
  • Bernard of Clairvaux

Question 17

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Who was the archbishop of Canterbury before Thomas Becket?
Answer
  • Theobald
  • Philip de Broi
  • Bernard of Clairvaux
  • There wasn't, he was the first

Question 18

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Who was Richard I's administrative 'genius'?
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  • Hubert Walter
  • William Longchamps
  • Thomas Becket
  • John

Question 19

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Who were the choices for archbishop of Canterbury in 1205?
Answer
  • John de Gray
  • Stephen Langton
  • Reginald
  • Thomas Becket

Question 20

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Who crowned the young Henry in 1170?
Answer
  • AB of York Roger
  • AB of C Thomas Becket
  • AB of Y Gilbert Foliot
  • AB of C Theobald

Question 21

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Who was the first 'victim' of the blood libel?
Answer
  • William of Norwich
  • Hugh of Lincoln
  • Thomas of Cambridge
  • John of York

Question 22

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Who were John's wives?
Answer
  • Isabel of Gloucester
  • Isabelle of Angouleme
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine
  • Alice of France

Question 23

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Who was the papal legate who received John's submission to Rome?
Answer
  • Pandulf
  • Stephen Langton
  • Thomas Becket
  • Bernard of Clairvaux

Question 24

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Where was the French fleet damaged in 1213?
Answer
  • Poitiers
  • Dam
  • Pevensey
  • Normandy

Question 25

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Where was the scene of Phillip II's military success in 1214?
Answer
  • Normandy
  • Bouvines
  • Runnymede
  • Anjou

Question 26

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Name an example of a 'criminous clerk'?
Answer
  • Philip de Broi
  • Hubert Langton
  • Stephen du Bec
  • Philip de Braose

Question 27

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What treaty was signed between Henry II and Alexander III in aftermath of Becket's death in 1172?
Answer
  • Avranches
  • Le Ferte
  • Le Goulet
  • Clarendon

Question 28

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Which main were the main leaders in the York Pogrom of 1190?
Answer
  • Richard Malbisse
  • William Percy
  • Marmaduke Darell
  • Philip de Fauconberg

Question 29

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The term 'Angevin Empire' which retrospectively unifies was coined by who, when?
Answer
  • Kate Norgate 1887
  • John Gillingham 1998
  • Elizabeth Fly 1901
  • Toby Purser 2002

Question 30

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What is administrative kingship?
Answer
  • 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

Question 31

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What is 'episcopal jurisdiction'?
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  • Where the church has their own separate jurisdiction system
  • Where the church is ruled by the secular jurisdiction system

Question 32

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What is an 'interdict'?
Answer
  • 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

Question 33

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What are the 'ancient customs'?
Answer
  • 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

Question 34

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What is a 'contumacious vassal'?
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  • A rebellious feudal underling
  • A greedy vassal
  • A good respectful overlord
  • Someone who is conscientious

Question 35

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What was the 'blood libel'?
Answer
  • 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

Question 36

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Who said 'Now for the first time am I king of England'?
Answer
  • John about Hubert Walter
  • Richard about Henry II
  • Henry II about Becket
  • Henry II about Stephen

Question 37

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Who said 'Look to yourself! The devil is loose!'?
Answer
  • Philip about Richard
  • Philip about John
  • Louis about Eleanor
  • Henry about Thomas Becket

Question 38

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Who said 'he threw away a winning hand'?
Answer
  • John Gillingham about John
  • Henry II about Becket
  • Arthur about John
  • Eleanor about Henry II
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