WorksheetsYear 7 History
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 4mins
The Saxon King of England was known as Edward the...
Confessor
Complicated
Honest
Cruel
Which of these did not have a claim to the throne when Edward died?
Edgar the Aetheling
Harald Hadrada
Alfred the Great
William of Normandy
Where did Harald and Harold fight a battle?
Stamford Bridge
Hastings
Leeds
Mercia
What part of the castle is the arrow pointing at?
Bailey
Motte
Ditch
Moat
What was the name of William's friend who was murdered in the north?
Earl Robert
Earl Henry
Earl Alfred
Earl Harold
Tick the acts of violence that William's soldiers committed during the Harrying of the North.
Burnt down homes
Killed all animals
Destroyed crops
Murdered thousands of people
What did William come up with to ensure loyalty in England?
(a)
Which of these is not one of the Rs of significance?
Remarkable
Resulting in change
Revealing
Remembered
Reliable
Which of these things do Protestants believe in?
Hating the Pope
Wearing simple robes
Having richly decorated churches
Bible in English
Tick the reasons Henry VIII broke England away from the Catholic Church.
He wanted to divorce his wife
Catholic monasteries did not give him money
He wanted to marry Anne Boleyn
He really wanted a daughter
What caused the Spanish Armada to fail?
The stormy weather
The English had more ships
There were not enough Spanish soldiers
What belief that Charles I had about himself caused people to hate him?
(a)
Who invented the Flying Shuttle?
John Kay
James Watt
Richard Trevithick
Peter Durand
What year was the Great Stink?
1858
1868
1848
1857
