What is the meaning of the term 'Cinque Ports'?
Correct answer: A. An system of ports for the defence of the English coastline
- A. An system of ports for the defence of the English coastline
- B. A series of ports below sea level in East Anglia
- C. A system of ports for the defence of the French coastline
- D. A series of ports with an official, royal monopoly in wool exports
Explanation
The Cinque Ports were a group of English Channel ports granted privileges in return for helping defend England's coastline. They were not French ports or a wool-export monopoly.
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