The Norman Conquest - Knowledge Outcomes

Question 1

Which Anglo-Saxon king died in 1066 leaving no clear heir?

Answer 1

Edward the Confessor

Question 2

Which Anglo-Saxon earl was crowned by the Witan following the death of the king?

Answer 2

Harold Godwinson

Question 3

Of which part of northern France was William the Duke?

Answer 3

Normandy

Question 4

What did William claimed happened in 1051?

Answer 4

Edward promised him the English throne

Question 5

What was Harold supposed to have done in 1064?

Answer 5

Swore an oath to support William

Question 6

Which important Christian figure supported William’s claim?

Answer 6

The Pope

Question 7

Which Viking warrior king also claimed the English throne?

Answer 7

Harald Hardrada

Question 8

Who invaded England in September 1066?

Answer 8

Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson

Question 9

What battle did Harold’s army fight in the north?

Answer 9

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Question 10

What suddenly changed in September and allowed William to sail the Channel and invade?

Answer 10

The wind

Question 11

In what month and year did the Battle of Hastings take place

Answer 11

October 1066

Question 12

Why did Harold hurry into fighting the Normans?

Answer 12

He wanted to catch them by surprise

Question 13

What was Harold’s force of 3,000 professional soldiers called

Answer 13

Huscarls

Question 14

What were William’s heavily armoured soldiers on horseback called?

Answer 14

Knights

Question 15

Who had the stronger army at the start of the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 15

William

Question 16

What is the 70m long embroidered cloth depicting William’s victory?

Answer 16

Bayeux Tapestry

Question 17

What did Harold’s army form that William’s army could not break through?

Answer 17

Shield wall

Question 18

What tactic did William use to get the Saxons off from the top of the hill?

Answer 18

A false retreat

Question 19

What did William and his troops do on their way to London after the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 19

Burnt crops and villages

Question 20

When was William crowned king of England?

Answer 20

Christmas day 1066

Question 21

What did William and his nobles build across England?

Answer 21

Motte and bailey castles

Question 22

What did William do with the land belonging to Anglo-Saxon nobles?

Answer 22

Gave it to the Norman knights

Question 23

How did Harold Godwinson’s family respond to William being crowned?

Answer 23

Raised a revolt from Exeter in 1068

Question 24

What happened in 1069, following a revolt in Durham?

Answer 24

The harrying of the north

Question 25

Who was at the top of the Feudal System

Answer 25

The king

Question 26

Were barons or knights higher in the Feudal System?

Answer 26

Barons

Question 27

What important book did William commission in 1086?

Answer 27

Domesday Book

Question 28

What was the primary reason William commissioned this book?

Answer 28

Taxation

Question 29

In what order do historians put historic dates into?

Answer 29

Chronological

Question 30

What does BC mean?

Answer 30

Before Christ

Question 31

What do we call a period of 100 years?

Answer 31

A century

Question 32

What is it called when historians form their own views on what happened in the past

Answer 32

An interpretation

Question 33

What do historians use to understand what happened in the past?

Answer 33

Evidence

Question 34

What are the three main elements of a source we must analyse?

Answer 34

Content, origin, purpose

Question 35

In which part of the source can we find who write or made it?

Answer 35

The origin

Question 36

What do we call it when historians are trying to understand the reasons why an event in history happened?

Answer 36

Causation