| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| How many kings of England (crowned or proclaimed) were there in 1066? | 4 | 97%
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| Which died in battle? | Harold II Godwinson | 61%
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| Which one died on the 5th January? | Edward the Confessor | 58%
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| What is William I more commonly known as today? | William the Conqueror | 40%
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| What was his title before king of England? | Duke of Normandy | 39%
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| What embroidered cloth depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest? | Bayeux Tapestry | 31%
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| Which was canonized? | Edward the Confessor | 29%
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| What kingdom was he king of? | Norway | 29%
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| What day was he crowned? | Christmas Day | 24%
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| What survey assessed the wealth and assets of Wlliam's subjects throughout the land? | Domesday Book | 21%
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| Which invader was defeated and killed up north? | Harald Hardrada | 21%
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| What other kingdom did he claim? | Denmark | 19%
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| What battle was this? | The Battle of Stamford Bridge | 19%
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| What campaigns were waged by William in the winter of 1069–70 to subjugate northern England? | Harrying of the North | 18%
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| Where was he crowned? | Westminster Abbey | 16%
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| What year was this completed? | 1086 | 15%
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| Which of Harold's brothers supported him? | Tostig | 15%
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| William loved hunting so much that he created the Forest Law - to protect the game animals and their forest habitat from destruction - in what yea? | 1072 | 13%
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| Who was his successor? (answer with his nickname too) | William Rufus | 11%
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| What territory did he seize from King Malcolm Canmore of Scotland? | Cumbria | 5%
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| Who was seen as the rightful heir? | Robert Curthose | 5%
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| Which was never actally king? | Edgar the Ætheling | 3%
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| Where was he buried? | Caen | 2%
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| What year? | 1100 | 0%
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| What did he issue, denouncing his brother’s oppressive rule and promising a return to good and fair government? | Charter of Liberties | 0%
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| Who was his successor? (answer with his nickname too) | Henry Beauclerc | 0%
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| What new fashion (to do with appearance) did he set in his court? | long hair | 0%
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| Where did William die? | Rouen | 0%
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| Where was he born? | Selby, Yorkshire, England | 0%
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| How did he die? | shot | 0%
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