History 1 Battle of Hastings and Battle of Stamford bridge Flashcards
Who had control over the Norman’s?
William Duke of Normandy
Who controlled the vikings
Harald Hardrada
Who was made the original king after king Edward had died
Harold Godwinson
What part of England did William and the normans invade
The south of England
What was the battle of Hastings between
Harold Godwinson and William the duke of Normandy
What is a provenance in a quote
It is the background of the quote so where it comes from and who may have written it whether is was biased to one particular side or not
Who won the battle of Stamford bridge
King Harold Godwinson
Who won the battle of Hastings
William the duke of Normandy
Who was Harold Godwinson
His sister was married to King Edward the confessor so he was the brother in law
He was an Anglo Saxon and controlled them after king Edwards death
Where did the battle of Stamford bridge take place
In the north of England
What were the first castsles built in England by william
The mott and bailey castle
What battle came first
The battle of Stamford bridge
Did Harold Godwinson die and how in the battle of Hastings
Yes he was struck by a bow and arrow in the eye
What castle was built by William afterwards which required more expensive materials and a bit more effort to build
Stone keep castles
Which castle out of the two were flammable
The mott and bailey castles
How did Harold Godwinson put his men in a disadvantage
- They had just finished battling the battle of Stamford bridge so they were exhausted
- he had lost some men as well
- he had only one wall of men that was made by joining their shields which was strong at first but then once it was Brocken it was clear they had lost
Which castle out of the two were more successful
The stone keep castle
What does it mean to analyse a source or quote in history
It means to study or look at really carefully what the quote could indicate to allow us to see how things could have been many years ago
Harald Hardrada controlled who
Vikings
How did William manage the costs of these castles
He taxed the poor Anglo Saxons also known as peasants
He used the feudal system
What is content
It is what the quote holds or what it says that can help us
Who was tostig and why did he help Hardrada
He was Harold Godwinson’s brother and he decided to fight against his brother because Harold had had him exiled
What were some of the problems William May have faced after being crowned king
He may have had a lot of hate
He may have had many peasants asking for land
He had to repay his men in a way
He had to financially support himself and his people
The Anglo saxons were controlled by who
Harold Godwinson
What was the battle called between Harald Hardrada,Tostig and Harold Godwinson
The battle of Stamford Bridge
What group did William the conqueror control?
The Normans
What was the feudal system
William would give his most trusted companions large pieces of land to look after and by doing that they land was not abandoned and those companions would find lower classed people to pay to live on that piece of land
Did William die in the battle of Hastings
No but he indeed fooled the Anglo Saxons into thinking he was dead so they came down from the hill. By do8ng that the Anglo Saxons became vulnerable
What were some of Williams tactics
- he arrived early so that his men could relax
- he had a lot more men
- he had arranged them so that there were three rows of people each having a specific role
- overall they were more advanced
