Starter quiz
- Match the words to their definitions.
- fyrd⇔an Anglo-Saxon army made up of mostly untrained peasant conscripts ✓
- housecarl⇔the elite unit of the Anglo-Saxon army ✓
- fleet⇔a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy ✓
- knight⇔the elite unit of the Norman army ✓
- William of Normandy invaded England after Harold Godwinson had fought the Battle of ______ Bridge.
- 'Stamford' ✓
- William of Normandy won the Battle of ______ against Harold Godwinson.
- 'Hastings' ✓
- Which of these were English tactics used at the Battle of Hastings?
- a wedge formation to break up the enemy line
- a defensive shield wall ✓
- use of housecarls to charge at the Norman cavalry
- hold position at the top of Senlac Hill ✓
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- Which of these were Norman tactics used at the Battle of Hastings?
- feigned retreat ✓
- use of highly trained knights ✓
- archers' attack from behind the shield wall
- siege warfare
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- What is the name of a rare contemporary account of this period, which offers a visual scene-by-scene breakdown of the Battle of Hastings?
- 'The Bayeux Tapestry' ✓
Exit quiz
- What keyword describes persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory?
- 'harrying' ✓
- Why was the Norman conquest not fully achieved by the victory at the Battle of Hastings?
- William still needed to fight another battle against Earls Edwin and Morcar.
- There were many defiant Anglo-Saxons ready to carry on fighting. ✓
- William had to return to Normandy so didn't have time for a coronation.
- It took time for William to gain control over a hostile Anglo-Saxon population. ✓
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- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- plundered⇔when goods have been stolen violently from a place ✓
- submission⇔the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you ✓
- foraging⇔going from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use ✓
- supplies⇔food or other things necessary for an army to operate ✓
- Who did many Anglo-Saxon nobles initially rally behind as the next king of England following Harold's death?
- William of Normandy
- Edith Swan-Neck
- Edgar the Aethling ✓
- Stigand, the Archbishop of Canterbury
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- Put in order the area of which William and his army visited on their brutal march through south-east England, starting with the earliest.
- 1⇔Romney
- 2⇔Dover
- 3⇔Canterbury
- 4⇔London
- 5⇔Wallingford
- 6⇔Berkhamsted
- 7⇔London
- Who submitted to William at Berkhamsted?
- Ealdred the Archbishop of York ✓
- Edgar the Aethling ✓
- Earls Edwin and Morcar ✓
- Stigand the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Harold Godwinson
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Key learning points
- William needed to overcome a hostile Anglo-Saxon population if he wished to control England.
- Anglo-Saxon nobility rallied behind Edgar the Aethling as the next king of England.
- William’s army was vulnerable, in a foreign land with limited supplies.
- William used harrying and violence to induce submission from the Anglo-Saxon nobility.
- Earls Edwin and Morcar, Edgar the Aethling and Stigand, the Archbishop of Canterbury, submitted to William.
Common misconception
The Norman conquest was fully achieved by the victory at the Battle of Hastings.
In reality, there were many defiant Anglo-Saxons ready to carry on fighting and it took time for William to gain meaningful control over a hostile Anglo-Saxon population.
Keywords
Plundered - plundered is when goods have been stolen violently from a place, especially during a war
Harrying - harrying is persistently harassing or carrying out attacks on an enemy or an enemy's territory
Submission - submission is the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you
Supplies - in this lesson, supplies are food or other things necessary for an army to operate
Foraging - foraging is going from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use
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