1066 and the Battle of Hastings

Question 1

1066 and the Battle of Hastings Which Anglo-Saxon king died in 1066 with no clear heir?

Answer 1

Edward the Confessor

Question 2

Which Anglo-Saxon Earl was crowned following the death of the King?

Answer 2

Harold Godwinson

Question 3

What did William claim happened in 1051, which lay at the root of his claim?

Answer 3

Edward the Confessor promised him the English throne

Question 4

Which Viking king of Norway also claimed the English throne?

Answer 4

Harald Hardrada

Question 5

Who betrayed Harald Godwinson by joining the Vikings?

Answer 5

Tostig (his brother)

Question 6

In what month and year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

Answer 6

October, 1066

Question 7

What were William’s heavily armoured soldiers on horseback called?

Answer 7

Knights

Question 8

What 70m long embroidered cloth depicting the Norman conquest of England?

Answer 8

Bayeux Tapestry

Question 9

What did Harold’s army form, which the Normans found it difficult to break through?

Answer 9

Shield-wall

Question 10

How did Harold Godwinson die, according to the Bayeux Tapestry?

Answer 10

An arrow to the eye