Medieval England: Edward I Quizzes

1. Medieval England: Edward I Quizzes

2. Quiz 1: Henry III & Edward I Introduction

3. 1) What relation was Henry III to Edward I?

4. 2) In what year did Henry III die?

5. 3) In what year was Edward I return to England to be crowned king?

6. 4) Where was Edward when Henry III died?

7. 5) Which group of society had Henry fought against during his reign?

8. 6) Who defeated Henry in 1264 to depose him as king?

9. 7) Edward was born into a divided kingdom.True or False?

10. 8) In what year did Edward go on crusade?

11. 9) At what battle in 1265 did Edward I defeat those who overthrew Henry?

12. 10) What peace treaty was signed between England and Wales in 1267?

13. Quiz 1: Answers • Father • 1272 • 1274 • On Crusade • Barons • Simon de Montfort • True • 1270 • Evesham • Treaty of Montgomery

14. Quiz 2: England in 1272

15. 1) Who was King of England before Edward I?

16. 2) Which former invaders introduced the Feudal System to England?

17. 3) Who was at the top of the Feudal System?

18. 4) Who was at the bottom of the Feudal System?

19. 5) What was the population in 1272? 3.5 million, 4.75 million, 6 million

20. 6) What animal did England rely on for the majority of its wealth?

21. 7) What institution provided the best source of education?

22. 8) Which of these did peasants not eat a lot of?Bread, Meat, Vegetables

23. 9) Where did England trade the majority of its wool with?

24. 10) Who was the head of the Roman Catholic Church?

25. Quiz 2: Answers • Henry III • Normans • King • Peasants • 4.75 million • Sheep • Church • Meat • Low Countries • Pope

26. Quiz 3: Edward & Parliament

27. 1) Edward’s first parliament met in what year?

28. 2) Who was Edward’s most trusted advisor?

29. 3) Which piece of administrative work recorded the corruption in England?

30. 4) When crowned, Edward removed the crown from his head and refused to wear it until he had recovered the lands lost by his father.True or False?

31. 5) What was Edward’s first major piece of legislation aimed at tackling corruption?

32. 6) What people were summoned to parliament to represent towns?

33. 7) Roughly how many people were invited to Edward’s first parliament?400, 600, 800

34. 8) Edward’s model parliament met in what year?

35. 9) What did Edward want parliament to grant him to help with his wars in return for redress of grievances?

36. 10) What did parliament spend a lot of its time dealing with?Petitions, The Weather, Cross-Party disputes

37. Quiz 3: Answers • 1275 • Robert Burnell • Ragman (Hundred) Rolls • True • Statute of Westminster • Burgesses • 800 • 1295 • Taxes • Petitions

38. Quiz 4: Legislation passed by Parliament

39. 1) What was the first major piece of legislation passed in 1275 to tackle corruption?

40. 2) Which aptly named statute dealt with the payment of debts between two merchants?

41. 3) Which statute tried to prevent land passing to the church without the king’s consent?

42. 4) What % of land did the church own?10%, 20%, 30%

43. 5) What London landmark which was in poor state did leaders of London complain to Edward about?

44. 6) Which set of enquiries resulted in many people losing land to the king?

45. 7) Which statute of 1285 dealt with issues such as outlaws, rape and fishing for salmon out of season?

46. 8) Which of these was introduced by the 1275 Statute of Westminster?Feudal System, Hue & Cry, Wool Tax

47. 9) Who had taxes and rents from London Bridge been awarded to in 1269?

48. 10) These statutes showed Edward listening to and addressing his people’s demands.True or False?

49. Quiz 4: Answers • Statute of Westminster (1275) • Statute of Merchants • Statute of Mortmain • Amb30% • London Bridge • Quo Warranto • Statute of Westminster (1285) • Hue & Cry • Eleanor (Henry III’s wife) • True

50. Quiz 5: Robert Burnell