Across
- 4. a weapon so powerful its arrows could penetrate a knight's armor
- 6. legal system in which important verdicts were recorded and became the basis for future decisions
- 8. dynasty founded by Henry VII under which England was built into a world power
- 9. young peasant girl who inspired the French against the English and was burned at the stake for heresy
- 11. the Magna Carta said the King was not above the ________
- 15. what the Vikings were known as to the English
- 16. the year of the Norman Invasion of England
- 17. battle which occurred on October 14, 1066
- 19. tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England
- 20. this house of Parliament was made up of citizens and knights
Down
- 1. a charter which rebellious nobles forced King John to sign
- 2. dynasty established in 1154 by William the Conqueror's grandson
- 3. the king who defeated the Danes and united the Saxon kingdoms of England
- 5. saint who brought Christianity to Ireland
- 7. year in which the Magna Carta was signed
- 10. early inhabitants of Britain
- 12. the direction the Anglo-Saxons traveled when they invaded England
- 13. English king who is often portrayed as the villain in the Robin Hood legends
- 14. English civil war which took place during the 15th century
- 18. the king's advisory group which eventually developed into Parliament
