| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| ^ Leader of the above | King Harold II | 88%
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| ^ Leader of the above | Duke William of Normandy | 83%
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| Name of the Battle that happened 19 days earlier involving the defenders | Battle of Stamford Bridge | 60%
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| Invading force | Normans | 60%
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| Kings death led to this battle | Edward the Confessor | 58%
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| Location of the battle | Battle, East Sussex | 48%
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| The battle lasted for approximately | 9 Hours | 40%
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| Defending force | Anglo-Saxons | 40%
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| 70 metre long cloth depicting the events. | Bayeux Tapestry | 40%
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| Tactic used by the invaders to break up the defenders | Feigned retreat | 40%
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| Tactic used by the defenders to repel the invaders | Shield wall | 38%
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| Date of the Battle | 14th October 1066 | 35%
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| Estimated invaders numbers | 5000 - 12000 | 33%
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| The king died from what according to interpretations | Arrow to the eye | 33%
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| Built on the battlefield, with the altar on the supposed spot the king died. | Battle Abbey | 30%
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| This battle started the | Norman Conquest | 30%
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| Location that the invaders landed in | Pevensey, East Sussex | 25%
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| When was the Invading leader crowned King | 25th December 1066 | 23%
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| Elite infantry defending the king | Housecarl | 23%
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| Name of the hill the defenders stood atop | Senlac Hill | 23%
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| Estimated defenders numbers | 7000 - 8000 | 20%
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| Name given to conscripted or freemen, making the bulk of the defending army. | Fyrd | 20%
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| ^ Aboves claim to the throne | Promised by Edward | 18%
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| Defending Kings wife | Edith Swanneck | 13%
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| How did the invading leader want the kings body disposed of | Thrown into the sea | 13%
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| How much did the kings mother offer for his body | His weight in gold | 5%
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| What Abbey is supposed to hold the grave of the king | Waltham Abbey | 5%
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| Approximate distance travelled in miles from the above to the Battle of Hastings | 185 Miles | 3%
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| How many days was the defending king, king for | 282 Days | 3%
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| The reason the above building was built | Atonement | 3%
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| The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles reference the battle as | Battle at the hoary apple tree | 3%
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| What did the invading leader see as proof of the wrongful king being on the thrown | Halley's Comet | 3%
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| ^ Aboves claim to the throne | Pointed at by Edward on his deathbed | 3%
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