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