History Cycle test 2021

Question 1

When did Edward the Confessor die?

Answer 1

1066

Question 2

Edward the Confessor died without a heir to the throne.

Answer 2

Legitimate

Question 3

Who three people made claims to be the next king of England?

Answer 3

Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy

Question 4

Who became the next king of England?

Answer 4

Harold Godwinson

Question 5

Who two people decided to invade England?

Answer 5

Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy

Question 6

Who did Harold Godwinson believe would invade first?

Answer 6

William of Normandy

Question 7

Who did Harold defeat and kill at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Answer 7

Harald Hardrada

Question 8

Where did William of Normandy land unopposed?

Answer 8

Pevensey

Question 9

Why was Harold resting when William of Normandy came to invade?

Answer 9

He was tired from the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

Question 10

True or false: William of Normandy landed with an untrained army and didn’t have any time to prepare.

Answer 10

FALSE

Question 11

What caused the black death?

Answer 11

Rats and fleas

Question 12

What did medieval people though caused the black death?

Answer 12

Bad air or God

Question 13

What were the symptoms of the black death?

Answer 13

Buboes, cough, fever, temperature, coughing blood

Question 14

what were the medieval people told to do to prevent catching the black death?

Answer 14

sat in a sewer, cut up kittens and puppies and drank it, prayed to God and whipped themselves

Question 15

What were some crazy cures for the black death?

Answer 15

Drain blood, cut up dogs and cats, drain the black puss from the buboes.

Question 16

what road did the black death travel on?

Answer 16

silk road

Question 17

what happened in Winchester during the black death?

Answer 17

a monk was attacked conducting a burial service.

Question 18

what does NOP stand for?

Answer 18

N- nature O- origin P- purpose

Question 19

what does a narrative account mean?

Answer 19

A factual piece of writing.

Question 20

what is the correct chronological order for these events?

A- Fulford, death of Edward, Stamford bridge.
B- Stamford bridge, death of Edward, Fulford.
C- Death of Edward, Fulford, Stamford bridge.
D- Death of Edward, Stamford bridge, Fulford.

Answer 20

C

Question 21

what was a Fyrd?

Answer 21

An army that the king of England could call upon?

Question 22

what was heregeld?

Answer 22

An unpopular tax abolished by Edward.

Question 23

what was Thomas beckets job before he became Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 23

Chancellor

Question 24

TRUE or FALSE: Henry and Thomas were great friends.

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

what was the argument of Henry and Thomas about?

Answer 25

Power

Question 26

did Henry take advantage of Thomas?

Answer 26

YES

Question 27

How many knights were at Thomas Beckets murder?

Answer 27

FOUR

Question 28

TRUE or FALSE: After Thomas’s murder Henry whipped himself to gain the trust of his kingdom again.

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

who was Harold Godwinson’s brother?

Answer 29

Tostig

Question 30

what day did Thomas Becket die?

Answer 30

29th December 1170

Question 31

what did Thomas Becket do when he found out that Henry crowned his son?

Answer 31

He excommunicated them.

Question 32

how many miles and days did it take Harold Godwinson to travel from south to north?

Answer 32

180miles in 4 days