The Norman Conquest c1066-c1100

Question 1

When did Edward the Confessor die?

Answer 1

5th January 1066

Question 2

When did the revolt of the Norman earls occur?

Answer 2

1075

Question 3

When was the death of King William I?

Answer 3

1087

Question 4

When was the Harrying of the North?

Answer 4

1069

Question 5

When did Robert Curthose become Duke of Normandy and William II (Rufus) becomes King of England? (after King William I’s death)

Answer 5

1087

Question 6

When was the death of William II?

Answer 6

1100

Question 7

When did Lanfranc become Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 7

1070

Question 8

When was the Battle of Hastings? (Day, month and year)

Answer 8

14th October 1066

Question 9

When did the construction of Durham Cathedral begin?

Answer 9

1093

Question 10

When did Anselm become Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 10

1089

Question 11

When did the East Anglia Rebellion happen?

Answer 11

1071

Question 12

When did the Battle of Fulford Gate occur? (month and year)

Answer 12

September 1066

Question 13

When was the Domesday Survey/Book completed?

Answer 13

1086

Question 14

When was William I crowned King of England? (month and year)

Answer 14

December 1066

Question 15

When did the Investiture Controversy start and finish

Answer 15

Start: 1078
Finish: 1122

Question 16

What rebellion did Hereward the Wake led in 1071?

Answer 16

The East Anglia Rebellion

Question 17

Who died in 1087?

Answer 17

William I

Question 18

What happened in 1069?

Answer 18

The Harrying of the North

Question 19

What happened from 1078 to 1122?

Answer 19

The Investiture Controversy

Question 20

Who was crowned King in December 1066?

Answer 20

William I

Question 21

Who became the Duke of Normandy in 1087?

Answer 21

Robert Curthose

Question 22

Who died in 1100?

Answer 22

William II

Question 23

What happened in 1086?

Answer 23

The Domesday Survey was completed

Question 24

What happened on the 14th October 1066?

Answer 24

The Battle of Hastings

Question 25

What happened in 1070?

Answer 25

Lanfranc became Archbishop of Canterbury

Question 26

What starts to get constructed in 1093?

Answer 26

Durham Cathedral

Question 27

Who died in 1066?

Answer 27

King Edward the Confessor

Question 28

Who becomes king in 1087

Answer 28

William II (Rufus)

Question 29

What happened in September 1066

Answer 29

The Battle of Fulford Gate; Battle of Stamford Bridge

Question 30

What happened in 1075?

Answer 30

The revolt of the Norman earls

Question 31

How became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1089?

Answer 31

Anselm

Question 32

Who was crowned King on the 6th January 1066

Answer 32

Harold Godwinson

Question 33

ENGLAND BEFORE 1066

Answer 33

ENGLAND BEFORE 1066

Question 34

Explain the government in England before 1066

Answer 34

- Edward the Confessor rules England since 1042 - The country was divided into earldoms - Earls managed the earldoms - The King managed and maintained the Earls

Question 35

Explain the population in England before 1066

Answer 35

- Population is 2 million | - Majority of people in the south of England

Question 36

Explain society in England before 1066

Answer 36

- Hierarchy in Anglo Saxon society - King at the top followed by the earls and the clergy - Peasants at the bottom

Question 37

Explain defence in England before 1066

Answer 37

- The King and the earls commanded 2500-3000 professional soldiers called HOUSECARLS - They can also have peasants fight as well if necessary

Question 38

Explain religion in England before 1066

Answer 38

- Religion was central to Anglo Saxon society - Catholic Church was very powerful - Led by the Pope in Rome but controlled in England by bishops and other members of the clergy - The Church owned large amounts of land - Made rules on everything from marriage to inheritance

Question 39

Explain wealth in England before 1066

Answer 39

- England was wealthy making it popular with foreign invaders like Vikings - Trade with France and Scandinavia made England even more wealthier - One of the most advanced economic systems in the world

Question 40

When did Harold Hardrada and Tostig invade the North of England?

Answer 40

8th September

Question 41

When was the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Answer 41

25th September 1066