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Henry II EQ 9 - How did Henry II finally eliminate the Irish threat?
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Question 1
1.
Who joined forces with Richard fitzGilbert de Clare to rule Ireland in 1171?
The Irish Lords
MacMurrough
Henry II
Question 2
2.
How did Henry II respond to fitzGilbert and his Anglo-Normans' actions in Ireland?
Ordered their execution
Ordered their return to England
Ignored their actions
Question 3
3.
How did Henry II handle Richard fitzGilbert's English lands?
Purchased them
Continued to let Richard rule
Used escheat to confiscate them
Question 4
4.
Why did Henry II feel pressure to invade Ireland in 1170?
Feared a rebellion from Ireland
Wanted to expand his empire
Sought economic gains
Felt responsible for Becket’s murder
Question 5
5.
How did the pope describe Henry II after the invasion of Ireland?
Impious ruler
Mighty conqueror
Devoted son of the Church
Defender against paganism
Question 6
6.
What effect did the Henry II want the invasion to have on his standing with the church?
He wanted to be absolved for Becket’s murder
He wanted to be excommunicated
He wanted his relationship to stay the same
Question 7
7.
What does being absolved for a sin mean?
Being forgiven
Being rationalized
Being punished
Being unacknowledged
Question 8
8.
How many men did Henry II mobilize for invasions in Ireland?
150,000
75,000
100,000
50,000
Question 9
9.
What strategy did Henry II apply to pressure the Irish bishops and kings into submission?
Enforced a total economic blockade
Employed religious pressure
Marriages to Irish royalty
Use of overwhelming military force
Question 10
10.
Who did Henry II assign the counties of Leinster and Meath?
His son, John
His loyal barons (Hugh de Lacy)
Norman knights
The Archbishop of Canterbury
Question 11
11.
What is the Treaty of Windsor in 1175?
A treaty signed by Rory O'Conner giving King Henry II homage
A treaty enforcing taxation in Wales
A treaty ending the war between England and France
Question 12
12.
What was given to Rory O'Conner due to the Treaty of Windsor?
His own independent kingdom in Ireland
Land in Normandy
The title of Duke
Question 13
13.
What is a hide tax?
Tax, where one in ten treated hides produced are given to the crown
A tax equal to the cost of ten hides
A tax on all hides transported out of Ireland
Question 14
14.
One of the first actions of Henry II upon successfully invading Ireland was hand all economic and moral control to the...
Council of Irish nobles
Council of English bishops
Council of the Papal States
Council of Irish bishops
Question 15
15.
What motivated Henry II to establish this council?
A peasant revolt
Becket’s murder
A personal enlightenment
Papal instruction
Question 16
16.
What control did the Catholic Church gain in Ireland after Henry II's policy?
Control over marriage laws
Control over education
Control over trade
Control over military
Question 17
17.
What tax did the Catholic Church start collecting in Ireland after Henry II's policy?
Land tax
Sales tax
Income tax
Tithes