William the Conqueror - Quiz
A) Battle of Bosworth Field B) Battle of Hastings C) Battle of Bannockburn D) Battle of Agincourt
A) Spain B) England C) France D) Germany
A) 1000 B) 1066 C) 1400 D) 1200
A) Domesday Book B) Declaration of Independence C) Magna Carta D) Bill of Rights
A) Salisbury Cathedral B) Westminster Abbey C) York Minster D) Canterbury Cathedral
A) Harrying of the North B) Revolt of the North C) Uprising of the North D) Rising of the North
A) Robert Curthose B) William II C) Henry I D) Richard the Fearless
A) Roman Army B) Viking Army C) Saxon Army D) Norman Army
A) Earl of Wessex B) Duke of Normandy C) Viscount of Kent D) Baron of Cornwall
A) Palace of Westminster B) Tower of London C) Buckingham Palace D) Windsor Castle
A) 1066 onward B) 1035 onward C) 1050 onward D) 1047 onward
A) Richard the Fearless B) William Rufus C) Henry I D) Robert Curthose
A) Harald Hardrada B) Edgar Ætheling C) Harold Godwinson D) William the Conqueror
A) Brother-in-law B) Second cousin C) First cousin once removed D) Nephew
A) Westminster Abbey B) Bayeux Cathedral C) Rouen Cathedral D) Caen
A) Listing Norman laws B) Surveying land-holdings for taxation and administration C) Documenting religious practices D) Recording military victories
A) Conflict with the Pope over church reforms B) Troubles with his son, Robert Curthose C) Economic depression in England D) Loss of Normandy to the French king
A) Creating a unified empire B) Administering each part separately C) Abdicating control of Normandy D) Centralizing power in London
A) Anglo-Saxons B) Vikings C) Norsemen D) Franks
A) The lands around Rouen B) Caen C) Bayeux D) Paris
A) Harold Harefoot B) Richard II C) King Æthelred the Unready D) Cnut
A) Edward the Confessor B) Harthacnut C) Alfred D) William the Conqueror
A) Cnut B) Harold Harefoot C) William the Conqueror D) Edward
A) 1040 B) 1028 C) 1027 D) 1030
A) Noblewoman B) Tanner or embalmer C) Queen D) Duchess
A) Herluin de Conteville B) Fulbert of Falaise C) Walter D) Robert I
A) Exiling Richard III B) Imprisoning Richard III C) Fleeing with Richard III D) Killing Richard III
A) Ealdred, the Archbishop of York B) William of Poitiers C) Pope Alexander II D) Stigand
A) Earl Ralph B) Simon de Crépy C) King Philip of France D) Count Fulk le Rechin
A) Hastings Castle B) Pevensey Bay C) London D) Senlac Hill
A) Maine B) The Vexin C) Amiens D) Normandy
A) A tunnel B) A fortress C) A causeway D) A bridge
A) King Henry B) Geoffrey Martel C) Guy of Burgundy D) William the Conqueror
A) By 1 August 1086 B) By 1075 C) By Christmas 1085 D) By 1099
A) With archers from higher ground B) By retreating to Senlac Hill C) Using cavalry charges D) As a shield wall along the ridge
A) Winchester B) Southwark C) Wallingford D) Canterbury
A) Isle of Wight B) Valery-sur-Somme C) Saint-Valery-sur-Somme D) River Dives
A) Cnut, the Danish king's brother B) Odo of Bayeux C) Roger de Breteuil D) Ralph de Gael
A) Exeter B) Southwark C) Canterbury D) Winchester
A) Morcar B) Earl Edwin C) William fitzOsbern D) Hereward the Wake
A) Their coronation as kings B) Their return to England C) Their marriage to Norman princesses D) Their exile in northern France
A) Game preservation act B) Wildlife protection statute C) Forest law D) Hunting rights decree
A) Denmark B) Herefordshire C) Normandy D) Brittany
A) Two shillings B) One pound C) Five shillings D) Ten shillings
A) They completely defeated Geoffrey Martel. B) They captured an Angevin fortress but accomplished little else. C) They formed a lasting alliance with Geoffrey Martel. D) Geoffrey Martel joined forces with William and King Henry.
A) Near York B) At Hastings C) On Senlac Hill D) In London
A) William fitzOsbern B) Edgar the Ætheling C) Stigand D) Waltheof
A) Edith B) William's niece Judith C) Gytha D) Matilda
A) Feigned retreats B) Direct frontal assaults C) Ambushes from higher ground D) Surprise attacks at dawn
A) A fortification in Maine B) A palace in Rouen C) A monastery in Normandy D) The 'new castle' at Newcastle upon Tyne
A) The tomb burst open, spreading a foul odor. B) It disappeared mysteriously. C) It fit perfectly without issue. D) It was stolen by thieves.
A) Tithes B) Danegeld C) Customs duties D) Poll taxes
A) Warwick Castle B) Nottingham Castle C) York Castle D) Lincoln Castle
A) Stigand B) Odo C) FitzOsbern D) Eadnoth
A) 1076 B) 1078 C) 1080 D) 1077
A) Papal sanction was probably secured earlier due to generally good relations. B) There were no papal-Norman relations during this period. C) The marriage caused a permanent rift with the Pope. D) The Pope immediately sanctioned the marriage.
A) Four B) Two C) Six D) Three
A) The Bellême family B) The Evreux family C) The Martel family D) The Flanders family
A) Subinfeudation B) Manorialism C) Feudalization D) Enfeoffment
A) Yes, and they had several children. B) No, no marriage took place. C) Yes, but the marriage was annulled. D) There is no record of any engagement.
A) Odo, William's half-brother. B) Stigand C) Æthelmær D) Lanfranc
A) Judith B) Edgar the Ætheling C) Matilda herself D) Gytha
A) 1066 B) 1085 C) 1092 D) 1077
A) Hereward the Wake B) Earl Edwin C) Count Baldwin VI D) William fitzOsbern
A) In the afternoon on 14 October B) About 9 am on 14 October C) Midnight on 13 October D) At dawn on 25 September
A) His sword B) One thigh bone C) His crown D) A piece of his armor
A) Scotland B) Normandy C) Wales D) Ireland
A) King Philip of France B) Earl Ralph C) Count Fulk le Rechin D) Simon de Crépy
A) York B) London C) Hastings D) Pevensey Bay |
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