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  1. 1Thomas Becket was made chancellor of England in which year?
    1. A1155
    2. B1166
    3. C1175
  2. 2Henry spent the first 5 years of his reign rebuilding a stable government in England.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  3. 3How did Henry restore royal authority within England. Select 7 answers
    1. AAsked all the barons who had increased in power to leave the country
    2. BThe Inquest of the Sheriffs - Corrupt sheriffs were dismissed and replaced
    3. COrdering the surrender of all royal lands which had been given away/lost during Stephen's reign
    4. DOrdering the murder of any baron who refused to give up their lands
    5. EDestroying private illegal castles built throughout Stephen's reign
    6. FIntroducing new coinage
    7. GCreated more earldoms, electing more, new earls who fully supported the King
    8. HCreated no new earldoms. Also reduced the powers of existing earls
    9. IExpulsion of foreign mercenaries
    10. JReintroducing forest law
  4. 4Finances paid into the exchequer were inconsistent, thus led to further enquiry
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  5. 5Who were the figures in the bureaucratic government, enforcing royal authority in Henry's absence?
    1. AThomas Becket and Malcolm King of Scots
    2. BQueen Eleanor, Earl Robert of Leicester and Richard de Lucy
    3. CQueen Eleanor and Richard
  6. 6What year did the Inquest of Sheriffs take place?
    1. A1170
    2. B1166
    3. C1189
  7. 7In 1154 there were 24 earls in England. How many were there by 1189?
    1. A22
    2. B12
    3. C15
  8. 8During the Inquest of Sheriffs, how many of the 29 sheriffs were removed?
    1. A22
    2. B29 (all)
    3. C12
  9. 9Henry introduced the new coinage in 1158?
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  10. 10The reintroduction of forest law was popular
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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AS - Level A Level History Revision (2.Restoration of Royal Authority) Quiz on Restoration of Royal Authority quiz, created by Charlotte Peacock on 18/03/2014.
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