What year did the Battle of Hastings take place?
  • 1096
  • 1088
  • 1066
  • 1013
What is a disadvantage of a Motte and Bailey castle being made out of wood?
  • Expensive to build
  • Easily set on fire
  • Wood was hard to find in England
  • It attracted insects
Which group from the Feudal System is missing?1)King2) Barons3) ?4) Peasants
  • Knights
  • Villeins
  • Dukes
  • Earls
What was a peasant's main job?
  • Fighting for the king
  • Collecting taxes
  • Farming the land
  • Ruling the country
Why did William invade England?
  • Because he was promised the Kingdom by Edward the Confessor 
  • Because he liked spending his holidays in England
  • Because England was rich
  • Because he hated the English
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
  • Harold II and the Saxon army
  • William of Normandy and the Norman army
  • Harald Hardrada and the Viking army
What type of castles did William decide to build?
  • Motte and Bailey Castle
  • Medieval Castle
  • Stone Castle
  • Square Stone Keep
A sum of money payed by the people to their King.
  • Castle
  • Tax
  • Baron
What was William's reaction to the rebellion in the north called?
  • The Domesday Book
  • The Feudal System
  • The Harrying of the North
  • The Apocalypse
He owned all the land in the country. He could lease or give land away.
  • Barons
  • Knights
  • King
The image used comes from the famous
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  • British tapestry
  • Norman tapestry
  • William's Victory Tapestry
  • Bayeux Tapestry
What was the name of the defensive line used by the English troops.
  • Guard wall
  • Fire guard
  • Man line
  • Shield wall
What was the name of Edward the Confessors successor? (who became king when he died?)
  • William of Normandy
  • Harald Hardrada
  • Harthacnut
  • Harold Godwinson
What does 'Harrying' mean?
  • To attack a place multiple times very aggressively
  • To be nice
  • To make a peace deal
  • To ask for help
Who is at the top of the Feudal System?
  • Knights
  • King
  • Peasants
  • Barons
Was William liked in England after the Battle of Hastings?
  • No
  • Yes
Following the death of the English King in January 1066, Harold Godwinson the Earl of Wessex, was crowned King. What relation was Harold to the previous king?
  • brother
  • brother-in-law
  • stepbrother
  • half-brother
There were three men who claimed the right to be king of England. Who did the English want to be king?
  • Harald Hardrada of Norway
  • Earl Harold Godwinson
  • William of Normandy
  • Edward teh Confessor
Who were the first to attack England?
  • The Vikings
  • The Norwegians
  • The Franks
  • The Normans
How many Viking longships returned home?
  • 300
  • 24
  • 700
  • 210
What year did the Norman Conquest take place?
  • 937
  • 1066
  • 1016
  • 1166
Who was the leader of the Normans during the Norman Conquest?
  • William
  • Harold
  • Alfred
  • Hardrada
What peoples did the Normans originally come from?
  • Franks
  • Anglo-Saxons
  • Vikings
  • Celts
What was the main battle between the English and Normans?
  • Battle of Hastings
  • Battle of Normandy
  • Battle of Stamford Bridge
  • Battle of Pevensey
What did William's army do after arriving on the south coast?
  • they went to Hastings to wait for Harold
  • they built a fort
  • they burnt towns and villages
  • all of these things
What is the popular name for William the Duke of Normandy?
  • William the Great
  • William the Conqueror
  • William the Confessor
  • William the Wise
Who were the housecarls?
  • The servants of William of Normandy
  • The invaders from Norway
  • The elite English troops of King Harold II
  • The Normans who William gave land to in England
Why was Harold's army so tired?
  • They had marched quickly north to Pevensey
  • They had marched quickly north from Stamford Bridge
  • They had marched quickly south from Stamford Bridge
Why did Harold position his army at the top of a steep hill?
  • His men were exhausted and needed a rest
  • It would keep his men safe from the Norman archers
  • William's cavalry would not be able to gather enough speed to charge uphill
How long did the Battle of Hastings last?
  • most of the day, with a break for lunch
  • two to three hours
  • most of the day, without any breaks
  • several days
What is the name of the tapestry which shows the story of the Norman conquest?
  • The Bayeux Tapestry
  • The Bayiux Tapesrty
  • The Beyoux tapestry
On what day was William of Normandy crowned king of England?
  • 1-Jan
  • 1-Apr
  • 25-Dec
  • 31-Dec
Which of these changes did William bring to England?
  • he caused a change of language
  • he replaced English nobles with Norman lords
  • he built many castles
  • he did all of these things
How did William control the country?
  • He allowed the Saxon nobles to keep their land
  • He gave land to the Church
  • He gave land to the Norman nobles and imposed the feudal system
Who was the top leader in the land with the feudal system?
  • the Pope
  • the barons
  • the king
  • the nobility
What was the Domesday book?
  • A list of people who fought against William of Normandy
  • A story of how the English were conquered by the Normans
  • A list of who owned what lands in England
  • A book on cathedral architecture
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