WorksheetsThe Normans in Yorkshire 23
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
How many people were killed during the Harrying of the North?
None
100,000
250,000
1,000,000
Apart from a revolt in the North, problems on the borders of Normandy and the threat of a Scottish invasion - who else were threatening to invade Yorkshire in 1069?
Harold Godwinson
King Sweyn of Denmark
Prince Gruffudd of Wales
High King Dairmait of Ireland
According to one source, how did William try to prevent crops being grown during the Harrying of the North?
Place a curse on it
Get a witch to put a spell on it
Put salt in the land
Plough up all the farm land
In 1086, almost twenty years after the Harrying of the North. How much had the value of Yorkshire gone down?
10%
15%
20%
25%
How did William try to get rid of the Vikings who landed in 1069?
Beat them at Stamford Bridge
Paid them a Danegeld to go away
Prmoised to marry their leader's daughter
Gave them land in Yorkshire
Why did William give a few Norman lords a lot of land in Yorkshire?
To give them resources to fight threats
Because they were his family
He was a nice man
He was afraid of the Bishop of Durham
Why did William 'Harry the North'?
He thought it was Scotland
To scare the English into obeying him
He didn't order it, it was his men losing control
To teach the Earl of Northumbria a lesson
How many Norman Lords were given 90% of Yorkshire?
2
10
25
400
Thorne was given to a Norman Lord, William de Warren. Who did he take it from?
Tostig
Harald Hardrada
Harold Godwinson
Edith Swanneck
Why did William build two castles in York eitherside of the River Ouse?
To hold a bridge between them
Because of the Earl of Northumbria only had one
To act as a dam
To protect the city from a Viking attack by river
In what year did a Danish [Viking] raid destroy York Minister?
1068
1075
1086
1088
Which is not the function of a castle like Pickering Castle?
A symbol of Norman authority
A base for knights to attack out from
Defence against Danes, Scots and English Rebels
A religious centre
William turned York into his northern capital. Why did he do that?
He liked visiting Scarborough
To remind everyone of his power
To be close to a cathedral
Somewhere to retreat to if London fell
Apart from having a new market build, how else did William help York develop?
Brought Jewish people into the city
Destroyed the city walls
Ordered all his men to have uniforms from York
Built a road, connecting it to Lincoln
Who did William appoint to the powerful Archbishop of York position?
Lanfrac
Thomas of Bayeux
Franklin of Caen
Siward
The Normans built religious buildings to show their power and control of the church. When was St Mary's Benedictine Abbey built?
1069
1070
1078
1088
Following Danish raids and rebellions. How much of York's houses were unoccupied by 1086?
10%
20%
50%
66%
