Norman Conquest

Question 1

Who were the contenders to the throne?

Answer 1

Edgar Atheling,Harold Godwineson,Harald Hardrada,William Duke of Normandy

Question 2

Who was Harold Godwinesons’ army

Answer 2

Anglo Saxons

Question 3

Who were Harald Hardradas army

Answer 3

Vikings

Question 4

Who were Williams army

Answer 4

Normans

Question 5

Why did Harold Godwineson believe he should be king

Answer 5

He was chosen by the Witan(Council of Nobles)

Question 6

What was William of Normandys claim to the throne

Answer 6

Edward the confessor had promised his the throne

Question 7

What was Harald Hardradas claim to the throne?

Answer 7

He was a Viking warrior who claimed that a past agreement between Viking and english rulers gave him the right to rule

Question 8

Why was Edgar Atheling not chosen as king

Answer 8

Too young and lacked military support

Question 9

What happened at the battle of Stamford Bridge?

Answer 9

The Saxon army defeated the Viking army in the North of England(York)

Question 10

What 2 leaders fought in the battle of Stamford bridge

Answer 10

Harold Godwinson and Harald Hardrada

Question 11

Who was Harold Godwinsons’ brothet

Answer 11

Tostig Godwinson

Question 12

When did the battle of Stamford bridge take place

Answer 12

September 25th 1066

Question 13

Why was Harald Hardrads army unprepared

Answer 13

They were resting

Question 14

When did the battle of Hastings happen

Answer 14

October 14th 1066

Question 15

What advantage did the Saxons have

Answer 15

They fought of a hill giving them the highground

Question 16

What tactic did William use

Answer 16

The fake retreat(pretending to run away) to lure the Saxons down the hill

Question 17

How did Harold Godwinson die

Answer 17

He was killed by an arrow to the eye or he was slayed down by Norman knights

Question 18

Who won in the end

Answer 18

The Normans

Question 19

Why couldn’t William attack earlier?

Answer 19

Because of the winds in the English channel

Question 20

What is the Motte and Bailey

Answer 20

A type of castle

Question 21

What is the Bailey?

Answer 21

The open area in the castle where the people live

Question 22

What is the keep

Answer 22

The defended central part of the castle sitting on the Motte

Question 23

What is the Motte?

Answer 23

A large raised area which the keep sits on

Question 24

What is the Palisade

Answer 24

Wooden wall surrounding the castles bailey

Question 25

What is the Ditch

Answer 25

A trench dug around the outside of the castle. When filled with water it is know as a moat

Question 26

True or false: Motte and Bailey castles could be built quickly

Answer 26

True. 4-7 days

Question 27

True or false: Motte and Bailey castle were expensive

Answer 27

False. Used local recources and peasants to build.

Question 28

How often would the timbers of the motte and bailey have to be replaced.

Answer 28

Every 10 years

Question 29

Who was the Feudal system created by

Answer 29

William of Normandy

Question 30

Why was the feudal system created?

Answer 30

To help William keep control of England

Question 31

Who was at the top of the feudal system and how many

Answer 31

Only 1 king(William)

Question 32

Who was second in the Feudal system and how many

Answer 32

About 200 Barrons

Question 33

Who was 3rd in the feudal system and how many?

Answer 33

About 4,000 knights

Question 34

Whos at the bottom of the Feudal system and how many?

Answer 34

The 1.5 million Villeins

Question 35

What system is the feudal system based on?

Answer 35

Reciprocal relationship

Question 36

Why was the Doomesday book made

Answer 36

To tell people how much tax they owe by writing down everything they own

Question 37

What does Doomesday translate into?

Answer 37

Day of judgement

Question 38

How many Earls where there in England

Answer 38

12

Question 39

How did William reward his Norman Earls

Answer 39

Giving them the land of the english that had ran away or died

Question 40

How did William reward his English Earls

Answer 40

Let them keep their land and become his advisor

Question 41

Who were Edwin and morcar and what did they do

Answer 41

They were brothers who lived in the north that teamed up with Danish Vikings to initiate a rebellion

Question 42

How did William react to the revolt

Answer 42

He burnt everything and destroyed everything in the north

Question 43

What was the Harrying of the North

Answer 43

William ordering for the entirety of the north of England to be burnt and destroyed due to a rebellion.

Question 44

What were the consequences of the Harrying of the North

Answer 44

No food so survivors would resort to cannabilism

Question 45

How did Normans improve churches

Answer 45

Made them bigger

Question 49

What hill did the Saxons and Normans fight on

Answer 49

Senlac hill

Question 50

When did Edward the Confessor die

Answer 50

5th of January 1066