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WorksheetsBackground to the Battle of Hastings
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these groups did not invade England during the Dark Ages?
Saxons
Angles
Vikings
Romans
Which of these jobs was not carried out by the Earls?
governors of their local area
leaders of the church
leaders of the army
judges and tax collectors
What was the Witenagemot?
A kind of council that advised the king and helped to choose his successor.
A group of warriors.
The king's family
A Viking army.
What was the capital city of England in 1066?
London
Hastings
Winchester
York
In the 1060s England was divided into Earldoms, each run by a powerful local leader called an Earl. How many Earldoms were there at this time?
4
5
6
7
Who was the leader of the Christian Church in the Middle Ages?
The Pope
The Clergy
The King
The Bishop
What was the name of the English king who died in January 1066 without a son to be his successor?
Edmund the Confessor
Edgar the Confessor
Egbert the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Which of the following contenders for the English throne in 1066 was supported by the Witenagemot and was promised the throne by Edward the Confessor on his deathbed?
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada
William of Normandy
Edgar the Atheling
Which of the following contenders for the English throne in 1066 was supported by the Pope and said he had been promised the throne by both Edward the Confessor and another of the contenders?
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada
William of Normandy
Edgar the Atheling
Which of the following contenders for the English throne in 1066 based his claim to be king of England on the fact that Viking kings had ruled the country until 1042?
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada
William of Normandy
Edgar the Atheling
Which of the following contenders for the English throne in 1066 was Edward the Confessor's great nephew?
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada
William of Normandy
Edgar the Atheling
Which of the following contenders for the English throne was crowned King of England on 6th January 1066?
Harold Godwinson
Harald Hardrada
William of Normandy
Edgar the Atheling
Which of these things delayed William of Normandy's planned invasion of England until the end of September, 1066?
The weather was bad so his ships couldn't sail across the English Channel from Normandy.
He didn't have enough wood to build his ships.
His soldiers took a long time to get to northern France.
He thought it was unlucky to try and attack England in the summer.
At which battle in northern England did Harold Godwinson defeat the Viking King Harald Hardrada on 25th September 1066?
The Battle of Gate Fulford
The Battle of York
The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
When William of Normandy landed his ships at Pevensey, Harold Godwinson's army was fighting the Vikings in the north of England. How many miles per day did his army march in order to get to the Battle of Hastings?
30
40
50
60
On what day was the Battle of Hastings fought between Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy?
4th October, 1066
14th October, 1066
24th October, 1066
4th November, 1066
