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Which battle, fought in 1066, marked the Norman conquest of England?
A) Battle of Stamford Bridge
B) Battle of Agincourt
C) Battle of Hastings
D) Battle of Tours
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Which battle in 1415 saw the English defeat the French during the Hundred Years' War, despite being heavily outnumbered?
A) Battle of Crécy
B) Battle of Poitiers
C) Battle of Agincourt
D) Battle of Orléans
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In which battle of 732 AD did Charles Martel stop the advance of Muslim forces into Western Europe?
A) Battle of Tours
B) Battle of Hastings
C) Battle of Manzikert
D) Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was a significant victory for which nation?
A) England
B) France
C) Scotland
D) Spain
Which battle, fought in 1097 during the First Crusade, saw the Crusaders achieve a decisive victory against the Seljuk Turks?
A) Battle of Dorylaeum
B) Battle of Hattin
C) Battle of Jerusalem
D) Battle of Arsuf
Which 1389 battle halted the Ottoman Empire's expansion into Europe for several decades?
A) Battle of Kosovo
B) Battle of Nicopolis
C) Battle of Mohács
D) Battle of Varna
The Battle of Grunwald in 1410 was fought between the Teutonic Knights and an alliance of which two nations?
A) France and England
B) Poland and Lithuania
C) Hungary and Croatia
D) Germany and Austria
The Battle of Navas de Tolosa in 1212 was a major turning point in which historical period?
A) Viking Age
B) Reconquista
C) Wars of the Roses
D) Hundred Years' War
Which battle in 1346 marked the first major engagement of the Hundred Years' War?
A) Battle of Agincourt
B) Battle of Crécy
C) Battle of Poitiers
Which battle in 1265 marked the downfall of Simon de Montfort?
A) Battle of Lewes
B) Battle of Evesham
C) Battle of Stamford Bridge
D) Battle of Barnet
The Albigensian Crusade was primarily against which heretical group?
A) Waldensians
B) Lollards
C) Hussites
D) Cathars
At which 1214 battle did the future Louis VIII of France defeat a coalition of English, German, and Flemish forces?
A) Battle of Bouvines
B) Battle of Lincoln
C) Battle of Arsuf
D) Battle of Cynoscephalae
The 1396 Battle of Nicopolis is often referred to as the last large-scale crusade of the Middle Ages. It was fought against which empire?
A) Byzantine Empire
B) Ottoman Empire
C) Holy Roman Empire
D) Mongol Empire
Which battle of 1242 saw the Teutonic Knights defeated by the forces of Alexander Nevsky?
A) Battle of Lake Peipus
B) Battle of Grunwald
C) Battle of Kulikovo
D) Battle of Legnica
The Battle of Mohács in 1526 marked a catastrophic defeat for which European kingdom?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Poland
D) Hungary
Which 1277 battle saw the Mamluks defeat the Mongols, halting their advance into the Levant?
A) Battle of Ayn Jalut
B) Battle of Manzikert
C) Battle of Hattin
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The Wars of the Roses saw the Houses of York and Lancaster fighting for the English throne. Which 1485 battle effectively ended these wars?
A) Battle of Towton
B) Battle of St Albans
C) Battle of Barnet
D) Battle of Bosworth Field
Which battle of 1380 saw the Russian forces defeat the Golden Horde?
A) Battle of Kulikovo
B) Battle of Lake Peipus
C) Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Lepanto in 1571, though slightly outside the traditional timeframe of the Middle Ages, was a naval battle between Christian forces and which empire?
B) Spanish Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
Which 1176 battle in northern Italy saw the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa defeated by the Lombard League?
A) Battle of Legnano
B) Battle of Bouvines
D) Battle of Navas de Tolosa