Claimants to the throne (BBC Teach) 1066

Who was the King of England at the start of January 1066?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy

What event put England in terrible danger in 1066?

• The death of King Edward the Confessor

• The invasion of Vikings

• The shortage of food

• The outbreak of a civil war

Who was the Anglo-Saxon prince and great nephew of the late King?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy

Who was a formidable Viking warrior and claimed the English crown?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy

Who was the Earl of Wessex and believed he should be Edward's successor?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy

Who was a distant cousin of the late King and had the backing of the Pope?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy

Who did the witan choose as the King of England?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy

What appeared in the sky on the 24th of April, believed to be a sign from God?

• A solar eclipse

• A comet

• A meteor shower

• A rainbow

What did some people call the appearance of Halley's Comet?

• The terror of Kings

• The blessing of Kings

• The curse of Kings

• The omen of Kings

Who commissioned the Bayeux Tapestry?

• Edgar the ætheling

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• William Duke of Normandy