Chapter 2 military aspects

Question 1

When did King Edward the Confessor die?

Answer 1

5th January 1066

Question 2

When was King Edward the Confessor buried?

Answer 2

6th January 1066

Question 3

When was Harold Godwinson crowed King of England?

Answer 3

6th January 1066

Question 4

When did Duke William claim he was promised the throne by Edward?

Answer 4

1051

Question 5

What French province, other than Normandy, did William conquer before 1066?

Answer 5

Maine

Question 6

When did William of Normandy conquer Maine?

Answer 6

1063

Question 7

Who was the previous French King by 1066?

Answer 7

King Henry

Question 8

How old was Henry’s son in 1066 (son of former French King)?

Answer 8

14

Question 9

Which region of France was experiencing a civil war in 1066?

Answer 9

Anjou

Question 10

Why was William’s base around Normandy secure?

Answer 10

He had extended his area of authority over neighbouring provinces

Question 11

What far away region had William extended his authority over before invading England?

Answer 11

Sicily

Question 12

Who did William send to Rome to persuade the Pope that William was the man to reform the English Church?

Answer 12

Lanfranc

Question 13

Who was Lanfranc?

Answer 13

A leading member of the Norman church

Question 14

What was the result of Lanfranc meeting with the Pope in Rome?

Answer 14

The Pope gave William a Papal Banner

Question 15

What did the Pope giving William a Papal Banner make William’s conquest?

Answer 15

Holy War

Question 16

What type of boat did William build in large numbers?

Answer 16

Flat-bottomed boats

Question 17

When did Harold Godwinson let the fyrd go home to harvest their crops?

Answer 17

8th September 1066

Question 18

With how many ships did Harald Hardrada sail up the River Humber?

Answer 18

300 ships

Question 19

How many kilometres from the city of York did Harald Hardrada land?

Answer 19

16 km

Question 20

Which earls were waiting for Harald Hardrada with the northern army?

Answer 20

Earls Edwin and Morcar

Question 21

When did the Battle of Fulford Gate occur?

Answer 21

20th September 1066

Question 22

Where did the Battle of Fulford Gate occur?

Answer 22

Fulford, just outside York

Question 23

Who were two important individuals on the viking side during the Battle of Fulford Gate?

Answer 23

Hardrada, King of Norway; Tostig, younger brother of King Harold Godwinson

Question 24

How many viking soldiers attacked during the Battle of Fulford Gate?

Answer 24

Around 7,000 Viking soldiers

Question 25

Who were important individuals on the defending side during the Battle of Fulford Gate?

Answer 25

Anglo-Saxon earls Edwin and Morcar