Norman England - Key People

Question 1

Edward the Confessor

Answer 1

Anglo-Saxon King of England whose death triggered the Norman invasion

Question 2

Empress Matilda

Answer 2

The daughter of Henry I, who fought for the English throne during ‘The Anarchy’

Question 3

Harald Hardrada

Answer 3

A fierce Viking warrior, who made a claim for the English throne in 1066

Question 4

Harold Godwinson

Answer 4

The last Anglo-Saxon King of England, who led the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings

Question 5

Hereward the Wake

Answer 5

A legendary Saxon rebel, who held out against the Norman invaders in Ely

Question 6

William, Duke of Normandy

Answer 6

A French duke who conquered England in 1066.

Question 7

Anglo-Saxon King of England whose death triggered the Norman invasion

Answer 7

Edward the Confessor

Question 8

The daughter of Henry I, who fought for the English throne during ‘The Anarchy’

Answer 8

Empress Matilda

Question 9

A fierce Viking warrior, who made a claim for the English throne in 1066

Answer 9

Harald Hardrada

Question 10

The last Anglo-Saxon King of England, who led the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings

Answer 10

Harold Godwinson

Question 11

A legendary Saxon rebel, who held out against the Norman invaders in Ely

Answer 11

Hereward the Wake

Question 12

A French duke who conquered England in 1066.

Answer 12

William, Duke of Normandy