Anglo-Saxon England and Norman Conquest Key People

Question 1

King Edward the Confessor

Answer 1

King of England, 1042-66

Question 2

Edith Godwinson

Answer 2

Sister of Harold and Tostig… Married to King Edward

Question 3

Edith Swan-Neck

Answer 3

‘Danish marriage’ (no church ceremony) married Harold Godwinson, his first wife… had several children.

Question 4

Edith of Mercia

Answer 4

Harold Godwinson’s second wife… married in 1066, around the time of the Norman invasion, was thought that this marriage was political - gave Harold a closer link with Mercia and would secure the support of Edith’s brother Morcar Earl of Northumbria

Question 5

Morcar

Answer 5

Son of the Earl of Mercia became Earl of Northumbria in 1965

Question 6

William of Normandy

Answer 6

First cousin once removed of King Edward

Question 7

Edwin of Mercia

Answer 7

Son of Earl of Mercia, became Earl of it in 1062

Question 8

Archbishop Stigand

Answer 8

Leading Anglo-Saxon cleric. Was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1052-70

Question 9

Harald Hardrada

Answer 9

King of Norway 1046-66… Was related to King Cnut, who ruled England 1016-35

Question 10

Edgar Aethling

Answer 10

Great-Nephew of King Edward. Aethling means throne-worthy.