Battle Of Hastings

Question 1

Roman’s named the island

Answer 1

Brittania

Question 2

From around 430-500, germanic tribes, the

Answer 2

Angles, Saxons, jutes

Question 3

Heptarchy

Answer 3

Implies the existence of seven kingdoms

Question 4

From 597-627 the anglsaxons were converted to

Answer 4

Christianity

Question 5

Modern English language

Answer 5

Latin

Question 6

Only English king known as great, wad the first king to achieve direct rule over what is considered England

Answer 6

Alfred the great

Question 7

By a series of invasions

Answer 7

Vikings

Question 8

The dones will call their new conquered lands

Answer 8

Engla land

Question 9

Ethelred the unready: massacre helped to proved swvyens invasion of 1013

Answer 9

The st. Brices day massacre

Question 10

For the next 26 years Canute and then his 2 sons rule England

Answer 10

The house of Denmark

Question 11

1066 ___ died

Answer 11

Charles the confessor

Question 12

With this support of the nobles Harold grabbed the crown and the day after Edward’s burial Harold in the presence of all the nobles was crowned at

Answer 12

Westminister abbey

Question 13

The Saxon defeat. Forces Harold to March his army 190 miles north to meet the vikings

Answer 13

The battle of Fulford

Question 14

Ends the age of the bikings in England and the long viking threat to England

Answer 14

The battle of Stamford bridge

Question 15

Dukes barons courts and lords

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Nobles

Question 16

In return for the nobles support William promises then

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Lands and estates in England

Question 17

Is Williams strength

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Cavalry

Question 18

Harold has around 3000 household troops, backbone kd Harold’s army at hastings

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Housecarls

Question 19

Harold has no ___ for hastings

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Cavalry

Question 20

For hastings Saxons used

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Spears

Question 21

The location of the battle was chosen by ___ caldec hull was chosen for a number of reasons

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Harold
1. It commanded the high ground
2. It gave him all round visibility
3. It was easy to reach by road from London and was close to Williams position

Question 22

Harold has one continuous line with the housecarls in the front rank and responsible for forming the

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Shield wall

Question 23

Military tactic whereby an army pretends tk withdrawal or that they have been routed to lure an enemy into a position of vulnerability

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Feigned retreats

Question 24

William of Normandy was crowned king of England on westminidter abbey

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Christmas day of 1066

Question 25

Significance of the battle

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1. The Norman’s were the last foreign invaders of the British isles
2. Anglo Norman and French relations
   Became very hostile and complicated
   Great rivalry between England and France
3. The domesdsy book
4. The birth of the modern English language