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