42. Q. How long was it after Pope Urban had preached the Crusade at Clermont that Jerusalem fell, the Holy Sepulcher was free? A. More than three years.
43. Q. What does Charles Knight say was the tendency of the Crusades? A. To elevate the character of European life, and to prepare the way for the ultimate triumph of mental freedom and equal government.
44. Q. Who ascended the throne as successor of William Rufus in the year 1100? A. His brother, Henry I.
45. Q. To whom did Henry will the crown? A. His daughter, Matilda.
46. Q. Upon the death of Henry who attempted to seize upon the throne? A. Stephen, a grandson of William the Conqueror.
47. Q. To what did this lead? A. To civil wars between the adherents of Matilda and Stephen.
48. Q. After ten years of civil warfare what was the result of the contest? A. Matilda fled to the continent and Stephen was acknowledged king.
49. Q. With the death of Stephen what line ceased to hold the crown? A. The Norman line.
50. Q. Who was the successor of Stephen? A. Henry II., the son of Matilda.
51. Q. Of what line was he the first sovereign? A. The Plantagenet line.