The design of Durham Cathedral | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Complete the sentence: As ______, William St Calais could impose taxes to fund the raising of an army to help him control the rebellious north and secure the Scottish border.

'prince-bishop' ✓
Complete the sentence: William I dealt with the rebellious north by enacting the...

'Harrying of the North' ✓
Who was imprisoned for their involvement in rebellion and replaced by William Walcher?

King Malcolm of Scotland

Robert Cumin

Aethelwine, the Bishop of Durham ✓

Earl Waltheof of Northumbria
What did William I build next to the cathedral to provide protection for the Bishop of Durham?

castle ✓

shrine

monastery

nunnery
Put the following events in chronological order.

1

⇔

William appointed a new Bishop of Durham, a Frenchman, William Walcher

2

⇔

William ordered the construction of Durham Castle

3

⇔

a dispute with Northumbrian nobles led to the murder of Bishop Walcher

4

⇔

during a rebellion the nobles attempted and failed to capture Durham Castle

5

⇔

William sent Bishop Odo of Bayeaux with an army

6

⇔

Odo harried Northumbria and looted the cathedral

7

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a ‘new castle’ was built near the site of Bishop Walcher’s murder
Who ordered the building of Durham Cathedral in 1093?

William I

William of Saint Calais ✓

William II

Which word describes a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object?

'shrine' ✓
Complete the sentence: Durham Cathedral was built in a meander of the ______, on high ground, which provided natural protection.

'River Wear' ✓
Why was the style of Durham Cathedral known as Romanesque?

it was built by the Romans originally

its features recalled the power of the Roman Empire ✓

it was built on the site of where the Romans first landed in Britain

its paintings were only of ancient Roman myths
Put the features of arcades in order from top to bottom.

1

⇔

the clerestory

2

⇔

the triforium

3

⇔

a row of arches
What was the purpose of Durham Cathedral's stone-ribbed vaulting?

enabled a lower ceiling and to be held up over a narrow space

enabled a higher ceiling and to be held up over a wide space ✓

allowed the cathedral's height to appear to be reaching towards Heaven ✓

allowed the cathedral's height to appear to be reaching towards Hell
What did strictly following the Benedictine order mean for the monks at Durham Cathedral?

as complete a joining as possible between religious life and secular life

as complete a separation as possible between religious life and secular life ✓

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Durham Cathedral was built in a meander of the River Wear, on high ground, which provided natural protection.
Durham Cathedral housed St Cuthbert's shrine.
Durham Cathedral was built in the powerful Romanesque style.
Durham Cathedral contains architectural innovations such as rib vaulting.
Durham Cathedral was designed to separate the monks from the lay people.

Cathedrals are like museums and ordinary people can access all areas.

In fact, in medieval times ordinary people could not cross the screen which partitions the nave from the quire.

Shrine - a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object
Nave - the long central part of a church, often with aisles on both sides
Vaulting - arches that support a ceiling or room