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1066

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

2019

b)

1066

c)

1056

d)

10AD

2.

Who were the four claimants to the throne during Edward the Confessor's reign?

a)

Harald Hadrada, Edgar Atheling, Harold Godwinson and William, Duke of Normandy

b)

Edward Hadrada, Edgar Atheling, Harold Godwinson and William, Duke of Normandy

c)

Harald Godwinson, William, Duke of Normandy and Edgar Atheling

d)

King Edward, William, Duke of Normandy and Harald Hadrada

3.

What does earl mean?

a)

a specific part of the ear

b)

another name for a Prince

c)

an Anglo-Saxon nobleman

d)

a peasant

4.

What was the name of King Harold II's brother?

a)

Edgar

b)

Harold

c)

Edward

d)

Tostig

5.

After the Battle of Hastings, who was crowned King of England?

a)

Harold the Hero

b)

Edward the Confessor

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Edgar the Excellent

6.

How did Harold Godwinson die? Tick two.

a)

He was poisoned

b)

He was very ill

c)

He was killed by an arrow to the eye

d)

He died in battle

7.

What is the Domesday Book?

a)

A special book, looked after by the Witan

b)

A written record, ordered by William the Conqueror, showing who owned the land in England and parts of Wales

c)

A book which contained all the names of William's family and friends

d)

A reading record

8.

Who was crowned King after Edward the Confessor's death?

a)

Harald Hadrada

b)

Edgar Atheling

c)

Harold Godwinson

d)

William, Duke of Normandy

9.

The Witan are...

a)

friends and family of the King.

b)

what teachers in the Middle Ages were called.

c)

witches and wizards from history.

d)

the council of of important and wise English noblemen summoned to advise the King.

10.

William the Conqueror died on the...

a)

25th December, 1066.

b)

16th March 34AD

c)

9th September, 1087.

d)

30th December, 1022.