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