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Norman Conquest

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was the Battle of Hastings?

a)

1060

b)

1065

c)

1066

d)

1165

2.

Who fought in the battle (2 answers)

a)

Harald Hardrada

b)

Harold Godwinson

c)

William of Normandy

d)

Edward the Confessor

3.

What had stopped William from being able to Sail?

a)

The strong winds from the North

b)

The price of Diesel

c)

strong winds from the South

d)

The lack of Ferries

4.

Harold Godwinson's army was made up of two types of soldier - what were they?

a)

Housecarls and Fyrd

b)

Navy and RAF

c)

Submariners and Yachtsmen

d)

Marines and Coast Guard

5.

What were the names of the two leaders that were killed at Stamford Bridge?

a)

Hardrada and Tostig

b)

Hardrada and Bernie

c)

Hardrada and Geoffrey

d)

Hardrada and Judith

6.

What was the name of the defensive structures William built in England?

a)

Hill forts

b)

Motte and Bailey castles

c)

Mount and village forts

7.

What was the palisade?

a)

The strongest and tallest part of the castle

b)

The ditch around the castle

c)

The wooden fence

d)

The hill the castle was built on

8.

What was the keep?

a)

The strongest and tallest part of the castle

b)

The ditch around the castle

c)

The wooden fence

d)

The hill the castle was built on

9.

What was the moat?

a)

The strongest and tallest part of the castle

b)

The ditch around the castle

c)

The wooden fence

d)

The hill the castle was built on

10.

What was the motte?

a)

The strongest and tallest part of the castle

b)

The ditch around the castle

c)

The wooden fence

d)

The hill the castle was built on

11.

How many rebellions did William face against him?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Where did rebellion 2 take place?

a)

Merica (West Midlands)

b)

Northumbria (Durham and York)

c)

The Fens, Ely

d)

London

13.
Why were the Saxon army tired?
a)
Because they had been up all night partying
b)
Because they had just finished playing a long game of football
c)
Because they were not fit
d)
Because they had marched over 600 miles to defeat the Vikings at Stamford Bridge
14.

Who was the leader of the Normans during the Norman Conquest?

a)

William

b)

Harold

c)

Alfred

d)

Hardrada

15.

What did William's army do after arriving on the south coast?

a)

they went to Hastings to wait for Harold

b)

they built a fort

c)

they burnt towns and villages

d)

all of these things

16.

On what day was William crowned in Westminster Abbey?

a)

25 October

b)

25 November

c)

25 December

d)

25 January

17.

How many Viking longships returned home?

a)

300

b)

24

c)

700

d)

210

18.

What is the name of the tapestry which shows the story of the Norman conquest?

a)

The Bayeux Tapestry

b)

The Bayiux Tapesrty

c)

The Beyoux tapestry

19.

On what day was William crowned in Westminster Abbey?

a)

25 October

b)

25 November

c)

25 December

d)

25 January