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1066 and claims to the throne

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “1066 and claims to the throne”, from the unit “The Norman Conquest: how do we know about the impact of the Conquest on England?” (Year 7 History) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. Put these periods of British history in order, starting with the earliest.
  2. Which of these regions was **not** an earldom of Anglo-Saxon England?
  3. Which **two** of these things were true about Anglo-Saxon England by the 1060s?
  4. Match the words with the correct definitions.
  5. Which **three** of these events happened in 1066?
  6. Match the words with the correct definitions.
  7. Which **one** of these is the best definition for the term ‘succession crisis’?
  8. Match the people to their role in the succession crisis.
  9. Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into the order in which they happened, according to William of Poitiers.
  10. Which **three** of these did William of Poitiers say about Harold Godwinson in the Gesta Guillelmi?
  11. Which one of these is **not** a way in which the Gesta Guillelmi seeks to justify or strengthen William’s claim to the throne?
  12. Which **one** of the following best explains why historians think carefully about the claims reported in the Gesta Guillelmi?

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