The Medieval Period (1066–1485) Practice Test

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1. Who defeated the Anglo-Saxon king Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, in the last successful foreign invasion of England?
2. Which famous embroidered work commemorates the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest?
3. What was the Domesday Book?
4. In which year was Magna Carta signed, by which king, and at which location?
5. True or false: Magna Carta established the principle that even the king is subject to the law.
6. What was the Black Death of 1348, and what was its scale of impact in England?
7. Which 1314 battle saw Robert the Bruce defeat the English army, leaving Scotland independent?
8. True or false: the Hundred Years War between England and France lasted exactly 100 years.
9. At which 1415 battle did Henry V defeat a much larger French army during the Hundred Years War?
10. In the Wars of the Roses (1455–1485), which TWO statements are correct?
11. Which 1485 battle ended the Wars of the Roses, with Henry VII becoming king and founding the Tudor dynasty?
12. Which medieval English author wrote The Canterbury Tales — a series of poems about a group of pilgrims?
13. Who was the first person to print books in England, using a printing press?
14. By 1400, had English become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament?
15. Who called the first Parliament in 1265 to include knights and wealthy townspeople, not just nobles?