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196. What did the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 do?
197. What limitations did the Magna Carta place on the king?
198. What was the purpose of calling a Parliament in England during the Middle Ages?
199. Which TWO were the two parts (Houses) of the English Parliament in the Middle Ages?
200. Who sat in the House of Lords during the Middle Ages?
201. Who was elected to sit in the House of Commons in medieval England?
202. Which TWO languages were spoken in England during the Middle Ages and later combined to form the English language?
203. Which poem, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, is about a group of people going on a pilgrimage?
204. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales, a story about a group of people going on a pilgrimage?
205. Who was the first person to print books using a printing press in England?
206. What was one of England's most important exports during the Middle Ages?
207. Which language continued to be spoken in Scotland during the Middle Ages alongside English?
208. Who wrote The Bruce, a poem about the Battle of Bannockburn, in the Scots language?
209. Which TWO words are based on Norman French?
210. Which TWO words are based on Anglo-Saxon?