____
History (AQA)
Pevensey Castle

Starter quiz

  • Which word means an army made up of mostly untrained conscripts from England’s peasant population?
    • housecarl
    • fyrd  ✓
    • knight
  • Which term describes when soldiers pretend to retreat in order to lure the enemy into a more vulnerable position?
    • 'feigned retreat' ✓
  • Complete the sentence: A ______ is a military tactic where soldiers stood in a long line overlapping their shields to form a wall of shields.
    • 'shield wall' ✓
  • Put the following events in chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      William intended to sail from Normandy but bad weather prevented him.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Harold sent the southern fyrd home.
    • 3
      ⇔
      Harold fought the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
    • 4
      ⇔
      William set sail for England.
    • 5
      ⇔
      Harold quickly rode south with his housecarls.
    • 6
      ⇔
      The Normans constructed a castle and raided Wessex.
    • 7
      ⇔
      Harold decided to leave London before the whole fyrd had arrived.
  • Put the following events in chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Harold positioned his forces at the top of Senlac Hill.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Trumpets signalled the start of the battle.
    • 3
      ⇔
      The Norman knights charged up the hill but failed to break the English defence.
    • 4
      ⇔
      A section of the Norman army began to retreat.
    • 5
      ⇔
      William tipped back his helmet to show he was still alive.
    • 6
      ⇔
      The shield wall weakened and the Norman knights rode through.
    • 7
      ⇔
      Harold was killed.
  • The Normans' successful breaking of the Anglo-Saxons' shield wall can be described as a what?
    • master plan
    • tactic
    • turning point  ✓
    • harrying
+