English Medieval Bonanza Trivia Quiz

Answer: Magna Carta

Magna Carta Liberatum was written in Latin orignally and was issued in the year 1215. Subjects of King John, angered by his oppressive rule and high taxation forced him to put his seal on this charter at Runnymede in 15 June 1215.

The Provisions of Oxford was issued in 1258 during the reign of Henry III, son of King John. The Charter of Liberties was issued in 1100 by Henry I. The Kent Compromise was a hoax. No such document ever existed.

Answer: Richard II

A younger son of Edward, the Black Prince, Richard was born in January 6, 1367, in Bordeaux, France. The suppresion of Tyler's peasants' rebellion in 1381 was one of the many notable events of his reign. Towards the end of the fourteenth century he came to be seen as tyrannical: he was deposed in August, 1399 by the future Henry IV and died a prisoner in Pontefract Castle in February, 1400 in suspicious circumstances.

Answer: Henry I

Since His father, William the Conqueror, had left him with no land he made several unsuccessful attempts to gain territories on the Continent. On his death England succumbed to a protracted civil war between his daughter Mathilda and his nephew, Stephen of Blois. The period is sometimes called "The Anarchy".

Answer: Battle of Formigny

Only the battle of Formigny among the above was won by the French.
The years in which these battles took place are:

a)Battle of Sluys - 1340
b)Battle of Calais - 1347
c)Battle of Crecy - 1346
d)Battle of Formigny - 1450

Answer: a) Richard II b) Henry II c) John d) Edward I

Richard II was deposed. Henry II died from a bleeding ulcer. Richard I was accidentally killed by a crossbow. John and Edward I died of disease. Edward II was murdered by his captors at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestshire. Henry I died on 1 of food poisoning at Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy.

Answer: Henry III

Henry III ruled England from 1216-1272. Rebellions were common during his reign, one of the most significant was the one led by Simon De Montfort, Earl of Leicester. From 1267 Henry III remained only a titular king and his son, Edward I managed his kingdom.

Answer: Battle of La Rochelle

The naval battle of La Rochelle was the first battle that the French won in the Hundred Years' War. In the battle, the English were led by John Hastings, the Earl of Pembroke and the French were led by Ambrosio Bocanegra. The casualties for the English were enormous: all their ships sank and 8,000 of their soldiers were captured.

Answer: The 7th Crusade

Louis IX (1226-1270) was an extremely pious man who led both the seventh and the eight Crusades.

The Fifth Crusade (1217-1221)was administered under Pope Honorius III who organized the crusading armies led by Leopold VI of Austria and Andrew II of Hungary. It was a total failure. The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 and began only seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade. It was partly successful in its objective.

Answer: Henry VI

Henry VI, born in Windsor on 6 December, 1421 never showed much aptitude for kingship. During the 1450s a group of nobles sought to replace him with Richard, Duke of York. He lost the war waged against him and fled with his queen to Scotland. He returned to England in 1464 but was captured in 1465 and imprisoned in the Tower of London.

He became a nominal ruler again in 1470 but was dethroned the following year and returned to the Tower by Edward. He finally died there on 21 May, 1471.

Answer: Henry II

Born on 5 March, 1133, at Le Mans in France, Henry II was one one of the most powerful rulers of his time.In 1164, Henry became involved in a quarrel with Thomas Becket which ended in 1170 with Becket's murder by four of Henry's knights. His three sons - Henry, Geoffery and Richard - constantly revolted against him and the revolt of his favourite son John proved to be the final straw.

He died at Chinon, France on 6 July, 1189, leaving the English throne to his son Richard, the Lion Hearted.