Who fought at the Battle of Hastings?
  • Harald Hadraada and William of Normandy
  • William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson
  • Harald Hadraada and Harold Godwinson
Who fought at Stamford Bridge
  • Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy
  • William of Normandy and Harald Hadraada
  • Harold Godwinson and Harald Hadraada
William of Normandy led the...
  • Normans
  • Saxons
  • Vikings
Harold Godwinson led the..
  • Normans
  • Vikings
  • Saxons
Harald Hadraada led the..
  • Saxons
  • Vikings
  • Normans
Who won the Battle of Stamford Bridge
  • William of Normandy
  • Harald Hadraada
  • Harold Godwinson
Who won the Battle of Hastings
  • William of Normandy
  • Harald Hadraada
  • Harold Godwinson
Which one of the following is a weakness of Harold Godwinson?
  • The wind changed for William when Harold was still up North
  • Harold's men were tired after fighting at Stamford Bridge
  • William had horses that could kick and bite.
Which one of the following is a weakness of Harold
  • Harold positioned his men at the top of the hill
  • Harold's men formed a strong shield wall
  • Harold was on foot in the shield wall.
What was William's clever trick?
  • He got his men to fake retreat to draw the Saxons away from the shield wall.
  • He got his men to hide in the woods
  • He got someone to dress up as him
Who were the fyrd?
  • Professional Saxon soldiers
  • Professional Norman soldiers
  • Part-time Saxon soldiers made up of peasants and farmers
Who were the knights
  • Professional Saxon soldiers with axes
  • Professional Norman soldiers on horseback
  • Part-time Norman Soldiers
Harold lost many of his professional soldiers who fought with axes at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. What were they called?
  • Knights
  • Archers
  • House Carls
How did William get his arrows past the shield wall?
  • He got his archers to shoot up the hill
  • He got his Archers to shoot straight up in the air.
  • He got his arches to shoot at their feet
Name of the King of England who had dies, leaving the Englsih crown to be claimed.
  • Edward the Confessor
  • Edward the Peaceful
  • Edward the Brave
  • Edward the Forgiver
Name of the king chosen by the witan to rule England
  • Harald Hardrada
  • Edward the Confessor
  • Harold Godwinson
  • Duke William
Who supported William's claim to the throne, giving him a lot of sway with many people?
  • The Queen
  • Famous Lords
  • The Pope
William was very well prepared, which of these items didn't he and the Normans bring with them?
  • weapons
  • food
  • armour
  • toys
William's departure from France was delayed by...
  • organisation problems
  • ill health
  • the weather
  • a battle in France
Meanwhile, Harold Godwinson fought who in the North of England?
  • Harald Hardrada and the Vikings
  • William and the Normans
  • The Scottish
  • The Northern Earls
Harold Godwinson lost a lot of his men at this battle and had to replace them as he marched quickly south. The untrained soldiers were called the....
  • Ford
  • Fird
  • Ferd
  • Fyrd
The English defended themselves well in battle by setting up a............ 
  • shield wall
  • castle
  • moat
  • barricade
Which part of William's army was unsuccessful at breaking through the wall, despite being the best in the world?
  • foot soldiers
  • archers
  • cavalry
  • swordsmen
The English were tricked into breaking the shield wall when...
  • The Normans were all killed
  • The Normans pretended to retreat
  • The Normans stopped for a break
  • The weather changed
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