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