wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Norman Conquest

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

a)

1096

b)

1088

c)

1066

d)

1013

2.

What is a disadvantage of a Motte and Bailey castle being made out of wood?

a)

Expensive to build

b)

Easily set on fire

c)

Wood was hard to find in England

d)

It attracted insects

3.

Which group from the Feudal System is missing?

1)King

2) Barons

3) ?

4) Peasants

a)

Knights

b)

Villeins

c)

Dukes

d)

Earls

4.

What was a peasant's main job?

a)

Fighting for the king

b)

Collecting taxes

c)

Farming the land

d)

Ruling the country

5.
Why did William invade England?
a)
Because he was promised the Kingdom by Edward the Confessor 
b)
Because he liked spending his holidays in England
c)
Because England was rich
d)
Because he hated the English
6.

Who won the Battle of Hastings?

a)

Harold II and the Saxon army

b)

William of Normandy and the Norman army

c)

Harald Hardrada and the Viking army

7.

What type of castles did William decide to build?

a)

Motte and Bailey Castle

b)

Medieval Castle

c)

Stone Castle

d)

Square Stone Keep

8.

A sum of money payed by the people to their King.

a)

Castle

b)

Tax

c)

Baron

9.

What was William's reaction to the rebellion in the north called?

a)

The Domesday Book

b)

The Feudal System

c)

The Harrying of the North

d)

The Apocalypse

10.
He owned all the land in the country. He could lease or give land away.
a)
Barons
b)
Knights
c)
King
11.

The image used comes from the famous

a)

British tapestry

b)

Norman tapestry

c)

William's Victory Tapestry

d)

Bayeux Tapestry

12.

What was the name of the defensive line used by the English troops.

a)

Guard wall

b)

Fire guard

c)

Man line

d)

Shield wall

13.

What was the name of Edward the Confessors successor? (who became king when he died?)

a)

William of Normandy

b)

Harald Hardrada

c)

Harthacnut

d)

Harold Godwinson

14.

What does 'Harrying' mean?

a)

To attack a place multiple times very aggressively

b)

To be nice

c)

To make a peace deal

d)

To ask for help

15.

Who is at the top of the Feudal System?

a)

Knights

b)

King

c)

Peasants

d)

Barons

16.

Was William liked in England after the Battle of Hastings?

a)

No

b)

Yes