General History

• A decade is 10 years
• A century is 100 years
• The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was won by William, Duke of Normandy
• The Battle of Fulford was fought on 20th September 1066
• Features of a motte and bailey castle include: Motte, Bailey, Drawbridge, Moat, Fence, Keep
• Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne in 1558
• Charles I was beheaded in 1649
• Forms of Georgian entertainment include: Blood sports, carnival, theatre, park, exhibitions
• Killer diseases in Industrial Britain include: Cholera, Smallpox, Pneumonia, Tuberculous (TB), Bronchitis
• Countries formerly in the British Empire include: Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Egypt, Jamaica, Nigeria, Cyprus, India, Kenya
• The journey across the Atlantic Ocean whereby slaves were taken from West Africa to the USA is called The Middle Passage
• The group who fought for ‘Votes for Women’ are called Suffragettes
• WWI took place from 1914-1918
• DORA stands for Defence of the Realm Act
• Terms of the Treaty of Versailles include: Rhineland demilitarised, army capped at 100,000 soldiers, Germany must pay £6.6 billion in reparations, Germany must take responsibility for the war (Article 231)
• During Germany’s hyperinflation crisis in 1923, a loaf of bread cost 200 million marks
• Approximately 12 million people were killed in the Holocaust
• The USA dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
• WWII ended in 1945
• The Blitz refers to the bombing of England by Germany in WWII