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WorksheetsChristmas Challenge: The Normans
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
How old was Edward the Confessor's great nephew, Edgar?
10
12
14
16
Why weren't the Viking's wearing armour at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
They thought armour was unmanly
Harold Godwinson caught them by surpise
Vikings didn't have armour
It had all been lost at the Battle of Fulford.
What chance event helped William win the Battle of Hastings?
William landed at the wrong place
Saxon soldiers charged down the hill, making them easy to kill.
Harold ordered his men to chagre at the wrong time
Edgar the Atheling changed sides
How many people did William kill during the Harrying of the North in 1069/70?
10,000
50,000
100,000
1,000,000
By 1087 how much of the land was left in English hands?
0%
5%
10%
25%
William replaced 6 earls with how many barons and bishops - making easier to control them?
50
100
200
500
What was the name of an order the king sent out which had the force of law?
Writ
Bill
Charter
Act
Why did more ceorls [free] become Villains [unfree] peasnats?
William ordered them
It was safer
They signed documents they couldn't read
They could not afford the new taxes and rents
What was simony?
Buying church offices [eg bishop]
Selling relics
Marrying a priest
Selling simon cakes in church
How much did William II sell the bishopric of Durham for?
£1
£10
£100
£1000
The number of monasteries increased from 60 in 1066 to how many in 1135?
100
150
200
250
How many monsteries did the Abbey of Cluny own in 1135
24
26
28
30
Why did Lanfranc create a new position between Bishops and Prisests called Archdeacons?
To give jobs to his friends
To reward loyal Englishmen
To promote small towns
To make sure reforms are carried out
Jewish people came to England with the Normans. How did they help the ecoomy grow?
They could lend money to people to build businesses.
They were specialist wool farmers
They were skilled armourers
They knew how to mkae blue dye
Why were grains [wheat] and peas /beans the most common food?
They were easy to store
They could only be grown in England
They could be eaten on Holy Days
They tasted better than all the alternatives
Sheriffs ran counties like Lincolnshire for the King,raising soldiers & taxes and running the courts. What was the advantage of sheriffs over barons for William?
They were all French
He could sack them if they let him down
Barons could not speak English
The sheriffs were richer
What new Trial by Ordeal did the Normans introduce?
Trail by Fire
Trial by Combat
Trial Water
Trial by Rabbit
Under William's new Feudal Dues, if a landowner [Knight, Baron] died and his son was only a child, what could his lord [Baron or King] do?
Take all their land from them and give it to someone else
Make them take their father's name
Legally declare them a daughter
Run their land till the son became an adult
Adopt them at once
Under Forest Laws what happened if someone was caught poaching the first time?
Two fingers cut off
Blinded
Made to plant 12 trees
Pay a fine of 12d per deer killed
Dance round the woods 12 times
How did William get rid of the Viking raiders during the Northern Revolt on 1069/70?
Threatened to kill every second Viking
Married his son to a Viking Princess
Paid them a Danegeld [money]
Called on MacBeth for help
Why did having archers give William an advantage at Hastings?
It showed the Saxons he was modern
The English had never seen archers before
He could damage the Anglo-Saxons without having to risk his soldiers lives
The knights were scared of them
Motte & Bailey castles were defensive homes. What else could they be used for?
Bases to attack the English from.
Places to set up Bishop[s palaces
Stores for priest's tithes
Places for travellers to stay
What advantage did Harold Godwinson have when Edward the Confessor died?
He was in London so could seize power at once
William supported him
All his brothers supported him
He owned all the castles in England
Harold forced marched his men to attack the Vikings at Stamford Bridge. How long did it take?
1 day
6 days
10 days
14 days
Why did the number of slaves fall under Normans?
The church did not approve of slavery
William sold all the slaves
The slaves were killed during the Harrying of the North
The slaves were freed by the Anglo-Saxons
