Matilda's early life: Empress of Germany

12 questions

1. The Normans successfully invaded England in the year ___.
2. Starting with the most important, place these medieval social groups into a hierarchy.
3. In exchange for land, nobles had to promise obedience and swear an oath of ___ to their king.
4. When a king died without a clear heir, it could create a ___ crisis.
5. The Normans typically made their eldest ___ their successor.
6. Following William the Conqueror's coronation, for several hundred years kings of England typically controlled land in both England and _______.
7. Matilda was the daughter of __________.
8. At the age of ___, Matilda was betrothed to the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry V.
9. The people of the Holy Roman Empire referred to Matilda as 'the __________ Matilda'.
10. When some of Henry V's subjects rebelled, Matilda stayed in ___ to manage his land there.
11. What did Matilda do with her lands in the Holy Roman Empire when she returned to her father in England?
12. What oath did Henry I have his barons swear upon Matilda's return?

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