KS3 History 1066 - 1348

Who were the two leaders fighting for the English Crown at the Battle of Hastings?

• Erik the Red and Edward the Confessor

• Harald Hardrada and Harold Godwinson

• William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson

• Sweyn of Denmark and William the Conqueror

Where did the Battle of Hastings take place?

• Hastings

• Senlac Hill

• St Leonard's

• Ore

How was Harold Godwinson killed in the Battle of Hastings, leaving William the Conqueror as the King of England?

• He was shot by an arrow in the eye

• He was hacked down off his horse

• He was struck with a sword in the heart

• He was shot in the eye by an arrow and then hacked off his horse

What was the Domesday Book, written by William the Conqueror?

• It was a survey which assessed everyone in the land and how much money they had

• It documented all the laws of the land

• It documented how much people were taxed

• All of the above

What was the weakest type of castle in the Middle Ages?

• Roman fort

• Norman Château

• Motte and Bailey

• Stone keep

Who was Thomas Becket?

• the Pope

• Bishop of Canterbury

• Leader of the Church of England

• Archbishop of Canterbury

What was the nickname of King John?

• Longshanks

• Lionheart

• Lackland

• Longbottom

Who rebelled against King John and forced him to sign the Magna Carta?

• The villeins

• the Barons

• the Lords

• the Knights

Why was the village of Wharram Percy abandoned? The spread of:

• Pneumonic Plague

• pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

• Bubonic Plague

• smallpox

Which of these is a symptom of the Black Death?

• Death

• Loss of hair

• Blood loss

• Loss of limbs