Getting Medieval

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1. Prior to the Battle of Hastings, the whole of England had perhaps only half a dozen ...? regiments cathedrals prisons castles

2. What social and economic system did William the Conqueror develop in England? absolute monarchy democracy feudalism stewardship

3. In 1215 the Latern Council condemned what barbaric legal practice? drawing and quartering torture trial by ordeal death by slicing

4. What was the latrine in a castle called? garderobe bailey buttress couvre-leau

5. What was the purpose of the buttery in a manor? churning butter serving beverages storing dressed game storing gold plate

6. What was the name of the heiress of Aquitaine, ex-wife of Louis VII and widow of Henry II? Eleanor Matilda Margaret Marie de Champagne

7. Prior to the fourteenth century, what was used to cover the earthen ground floor of a castle? wooden tiles bricks rushes carpets

8. When kings moved about from one castle to another, the baggage often included their heavy wooden beds, wooden bathtubs and sometimes even included what else? stone altar window glass hearth portcullis

9. The flesh of what two creatures was called "royal fish" or fit kings and queens? sturgeon and eels crab and oysters pike and crayfish whale and sturgeon

10. A thick slice of day-old bread used to serve a roast upon was called a ...? morten trestle trencher mazer

11. The use of falcons was a popular aspect of hunting. To train the bird's other senses, its eyes were temporarily sewn shut. This was called ...? hoodwinking seeling stooping socking

12. A favorite entertainer was the joculator, better known as a ...? story teller minstrel jester harper

13. Villagers were required to do what when they witnessed a forest law being broken? build a bonfire report to the sheriff raise a hue and cry loose the hounds

14. What was the meaning of the English term hallmote or hallimote? defensive ditch lord's quarters earthen mound manorial court

15. What architectural feature allowed large windows to be built in cathedrals? flying curtain parapet rampart flying buttress

16. A hayward was in charge of the hedges which kept animals out of the fields that produced crops. What nursery rhyme character was a hayward? Little Jack Horner Little Boy Blue Bo Peep Tom, the Piper's Son

17. When a young knight was dubbed, part of the ceremony involved the knight receiving a buffet. This was a ...? blessed sword hard slap golden tunic celebratory feast

18. The hunting preserves of the nobility were highly prized by their owners. Once the Earl of Arundel seized the Archbishop of Canterbury's hounds for hunting in his forest. How did the Archbishop retaliate? stole the Earl's hounds declared an interdiction excommunicated the Earl had the Earl imprisoned

19. When an English noble stayed at an inn, it was a custom to hang what outside? a red lantern a banner with his coat of arms a golden cloth a white tablecloth

20. What armor composed of interlocking iron rings? a splint a plate a pauldron a hauberk