Starter quiz
- A ______ is a person who declares their belief that they have a right to something.
- 'claimant' ✓
- ______ is a prince of royal blood.
- 'Aethling' ✓
- Who did the Witan nominate to be their leader?
- Duke William of Normandy
- Edgar the Aethling
- Harald Hardrada
- Harold Godwinson ✓
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- Why was there no heir to succeed the throne of Edward the Confessor?
- Harold Godwinson had exiled the son of Edward the Confessor.
- Edward and his wife, Edith, had no children. ✓
- The legitimate heir had renounced their claim to the throne.
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- What did Harold Godwinson discover a few weeks after his coronation?
- that William was building a fleet of ships to invade England ✓
- that Edgar the Aethling was building a fleet of ships to invade England
- that Harald Hardrada was building a fleet of ships to invade England
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- What gave William, Duke of Normandy, religious legitimacy in his claim to the throne?
- William then convinced the Pope to support his claim as well. ✓
- William had been made a saint by the Pope.
- William was a generous donor to Westminster Abbey.
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Exit quiz
- The ______ was an army which consisted of part-time soldiers called up by thegns and earls when ordered by the king.
- 'fyrd ' ✓
- Match the words with their definitions. Write the correct letter in each box.
- a fleet⇔a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy ✓
- casualties⇔the people injured or killed in a war or in a specific battle ✓
- a hostage⇔someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy ✓
- Who launched the Viking invasion of northern England?
- Edwin
- Harald ✓
- Morcar
- Tostig ✓
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- With whom did Harold Godwinson travel north to York?
- the housecarls ✓
- hostages
- Vikings
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- Starting with the earliest, sort these events into the order in which they happened.
- 1⇔Harold gives the order to send the fyrd home.
- 2⇔Harold receives news of a Viking invasion.
- 3⇔Harold defeats Hardrada at the battle of Stamford Bridge.
- 4⇔Harold learns the Normans have landed on the south coast.
- How many days after the battle of Stamford Bridge did Duke William of Normandy land on the south coast of England?
- 3 ✓
- 30
- 300
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Key learning points
- Harold Godwinson raised an army to defend southern England from a potential Norman attack.
- Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson launched an invasion in northern England.
- Harold defeated Hardrada and Tostig at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
- Harold’s military forces were weakened by the battles.
Common misconception
It took many weeks to travel from the south to the north of England in medieval times.
Harold and his housecarls were able to cover 185 miles in just four days in 1066: an amazing achievement.
Keywords
Fyrd - the fyrd was an army which consisted of part-time soldiers called up by thegns and earls when ordered by the king
Fleet - a fleet is a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy
Casualties - casualties are the people injured or killed in a war or in a specific battle
Hostage - a hostage is someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants
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