Yr8 History Test Revision List 2016
The Romans in Britain:
 When did the Romans conquer Britain?
 When did the Romans leave Britain?
 The name of the Emperor that conquered Britain?
 Name of the long wall the Empire built to separate England from Scotland?
 How long did it take to build this wall?
 What the Romans brought to Britain e.g. central heating, soap, baths etc...
 Revise putting these dates in chronological order - 54BC, 52AD, 614AD, 3BC
The Anglo Saxon Age
 Where did the Anglo-Saxons originate from?
 What was the name of the sea they came across to Britain from?
 What religion did they believe in?
 Which Anglo-Saxon king was know as The Great?
 Which army did this ‘Great’ king stop from invading England in the 8th Century
 Who died in 1066 that led to Harold Godwinson becoming King?
 What year was the Battle of Hastings?
 Who did Harold Godwinson fight during this Battle?
 What relationship was William Duke of Normandy to Edward the Confessor?
 Who was killed during the Battle of Hastings and how?
 Revise the parts of Britain that the Anglo-Saxons never conquered.
Medieval Britain
 What day was William I crowned King of England?
 After winning the Battle of Hastings,what other castle did William take over as well as
Canterbury?
 What was the name of the system William introduced to control England?
 What was the name of the first type of castle William built to keep control of England? Why
were these types of castles easy to destroy?
 Which people were at the bottom of the Feudal System?
 What year did King John become King of England?
 The Magna Carta allowed every free man to be tried by a jury. Who were the jury?
The Tudors
 What was the name of the two families involved in the War of the Roses?
 What year did the Battle of Bosworth take place?............
 What was the name of Henry VII wife?
 What was the name of the first Tudor King?
 Revise the names of HenryVIII’s wives and the order in which he married them. Which one of
them gave Henry a son? How many of Henry VIII’s wives were beheaded?
 What was the name of the Church Henry VIII created?
 What was the name of the age when Elizabeth I reigned as Queen of England? How many
children did she have, if any?
 The Spanish Armada was when which Spanish King tried to invade England?
 What was the name of the man who defeated the Armada?
 Which Tudor Monarch enjoyed watching William Shakespeare’s plays?
 Who ruled after Henry VIII died?
The Stuarts
 Which Scottish King took over the throne of England when Elizabeth I died?
 What was the name of the plot to kill James I called in 1605?
 What religion did James I believe in?
 Charles I believed in the Divine Right of Kings and would not agree with Parliament. What
happened because of this?
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How was Charles I executed? Who became Lord Protector of England after Charles I death?
The years in which the English Civil War took place?
What killed thousands of people during 1664-1665?
What year was the Great Fire of London? How did the fire start? Name of the street where
the fire began? How many people died?
Name of Oliver Cromwell’s son?
The Victorian Era and the Industrial Revolution
 Queen Victoria reigned in which centuries? How old was she when she became Queen?
 How many children did Queen Victoria have? Name of her husband?
 During Victoria’s reign, how much of the world did the British Empire own? Which country did
the British Empire not own?
 What event took place in Hyde Park in 1851?
 When did the Industrial Revolution take place?
 During the Industrial Revolution which industry was key to the growth of the British economy?
What was the new type of transport created in 1803 that helped to move goods more quickly?
Why was coal so important during the Industrial Revolution?
 Who built the first train in 1803?
 What was the Flying Shuttle?
 What is the slave trade known as? Name of the countries involved in the slave trade?
The First World War
 When did WWI begin? What year did it end?
 Who was assassinated that led to the outbreak of WWI?
 Which countries were allies during WWI?
 What weapons were used for the first time?
 What is the meaning of militarism?
 How did the people of Britain react when war was declared?
 What year and month was the Battle of the Somme?
 Which flowers grow in Flanders Fields?
 On Rememberence Day, what time of day do we hold a 2 minute silence?
 What does Armistice mean?
 Who were Germany’s allies during WWI?
The Second World War
 When did the Second World War begin? When did it end?
 Which Country did Germany invade that led to the start of WW2?
 Who announced to British that the war had started?
 Hitler’s first name?
 Where were the children evacuated to during the war for safety?
 When was rationing introduced?
 What did people have to carry with them at all times during the war?
 The year Conscription was introduced for men to join the army?
 What was the Blitz?
 During the Blitz, which city was worst hit by the bombings?
 Whose written report led to the creation of the Welfare State?
 What was “Dig for Victory” about?
GOOD LUCK
HOMEWORK: Revise for your History Test for the week beginning Monday 8th February 2016