Contenders to the throne 1066

Which King died in 1066 and what date?

• King Edward the Confessor, 5th January

• King Edward the Confessor, 15th March

• King Henry II, 5th January

• King Henry III, 18th June

Which ones were not contenders to the throne in 1066?

• King Harald Hadrada

• Edward the Confessor

• Edgar the Atheling

• Tostig Godwinson

• William of Normandy

Who took the throne immediately after Edward the Confessor's death?

• Harald Hadrada

• Harold Godwinson

• Edgar the Atheling

• William of Normandy

• Tostig Godwinson

Edgar was the great nephew of King Edward making him the Kings

Duke William of Normandy was related to King Edward the Confessor

• True

• False

Harald Hadrada was a relative of Edward the Confessor

• True

• False

Harold Godwinson was richer than the King of England

• True

• False

Who were the Witan

• The Kings men

• The Anglo-Saxon council

• Merchants

• Druids

William claimed that Harold Godwinson swore an oath over the bible and the relics of Saint Valery

• True

• False

Harald Hadrada was King of Normandy

• True

• False