Chaucer II

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Test on Chaucer 

22 February 2023

Test 

26 Alquin words

GRO: 

• fill in the comparitive and the superlative
• correct the mistakes
• translate into English
• fill in either an adverb or an adjective
• fill in as or like 
• translate into English with inversion

Recap - Medieval England

1. What happened in 1066?

2. Name three consequences of this event. 

3. Name the first English King who actually spoke the language. Explain.

4. What was the motto of the medieval period? Explain.

5. Name three aspects of the medieval crusades. 

6. Which dynasty ascended the throne in 1154?

1066

• Eduard the Confessor died 
• No heir
• Harold Godwinson
• Norwegians: September
• Normans in France: Oct
• 14 October 1066 Battle of Hastings. 

1066

• Normans at key positions
• Feudal system
• Language shift 

                   French

                   Latin

                   Middle English

Medieval England

1. What was the cause of the decline in population in the fourteenth century?

2. When did the Black Death first occur in England?

3. How many people were killed (more or less)?

4. What happened as a result of the many deaths?

5. How did King Richard II react? 

6. When did the Hundred Years' War end?

War of the roses

Watch the clip.

Note what happened in 

• 1455
• 1485
• 1603

and who ruled in these years.

The arts

French influences 

Romanesque, later Gothic

Catherdral of Milan

The arts

French language

BUT

more vernacular works!

William Langland, Sir Thomas Mallory  and Mr Chaucer

Literature 

fables, ballads and romances

courtly love

(Remember Arthur?)

Homework

Read pp. 6 and 7 of your booklet. 

Watch the first 2.34 of this clip.

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