The Normans in Yorkshire 23

How many people were killed during the Harrying of the North?

• None

• 100,000

• 250,000

• 1,000,000

Apart from a revolt in the North, problems on the borders of Normandy and the threat of a Scottish invasion - who else were threatening to invade Yorkshire in 1069?

• Harold Godwinson

• King Sweyn of Denmark

• Prince Gruffudd of Wales

• High King Dairmait of Ireland

According to one source, how did William try to prevent crops being grown during the Harrying of the North?

• Place a curse on it

• Get a witch to put a spell on it

• Put salt in the land

• Plough up all the farm land

In 1086, almost twenty years after the Harrying of the North. How much had the value of Yorkshire gone down?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

How did William try to get rid of the Vikings who landed in 1069?

• Beat them at Stamford Bridge

• Paid them a Danegeld to go away

• Prmoised to marry their leader's daughter

• Gave them land in Yorkshire

Why did William give a few Norman lords a lot of land in Yorkshire?

• To give them resources to fight threats

• Because they were his family

• He was a nice man

• He was afraid of the Bishop of Durham

Why did William 'Harry the North'?

• He thought it was Scotland

• To scare the English into obeying him

• He didn't order it, it was his men losing control

• To teach the Earl of Northumbria a lesson

How many Norman Lords were given 90% of Yorkshire?

• 2

• 10

• 25

• 400

Thorne was given to a Norman Lord, William de Warren. Who did he take it from?

• Tostig

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• Edith Swanneck

Why did William build two castles in York eitherside of the River Ouse?

• To hold a bridge between them

• Because of the Earl of Northumbria only had one

• To act as a dam

• To protect the city from a Viking attack by river