Medieval Realms:Britain 1066-1485

Question 1

When was the battle at Stamford Bridge?

Answer 1

25th September 1066

Question 2

When was Edward promising the throne to William?

Answer 2

1052

Question 3

When was Halley’s comet seen?

Answer 3

April 1066

Question 4

When was Harold crowned?

Answer 4

6th October 1066

Question 5

When did the armies take up the position on Senlac hill?

Answer 5

13th October 1066

Question 6

When was the battle of Hastings?

Answer 6

14th October 1066

Question 7

When did Edward die?

Answer 7

5th January 1066

Question 8

When did Harold swear fealty to William?

Answer 8

1064

Question 9

When did the Normans land at Pevensey?

Answer 9

28th September 1066

Question 10

When was the battle of Fulford?

Answer 10

20th September 1066

Question 11

Why was there a disputed succession in 1066?

Answer 11

Edward the Confessor had no children

Question 12

Why did William of Normandy claim the English throne?

Answer 12

Edward the Confessor promised William the throne

Question 13

How many Viking longships returned home?

Answer 13

24

Question 14

Why was Harold’s army so tired?

Answer 14

They had marched quickly south from Stamford Bridge

Question 15

Why did Harold position his army at the top of a steep hill?

Answer 15

William’s cavalry would not be able to gather enough speed to charge uphill and to break the Saxon shield wall

Question 16

Who won the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 16

William of Normandy and the Norman army

Question 17

What happened after the northern rebellion of 1069?

Answer 17

William defeated the rebellion and ordered the ‘Harrying of the North’

Question 18

How did William control the country?

Answer 18

He gave land to the Norman nobles and imposed the feudal system

Question 19

Which of these comes from a Norman-French word?

Answer 19

Royal

Question 20

What is the name of the tapestry which shows the story of the Norman conquest?

Answer 20

The Bayeux Tapestry