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