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25 Cards in this Set
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What is the name of the Saxon village that David Howarth uses for his consideration of the impact of 1066 on the lives of the people of England?
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Horstede
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The villeins of this village would probably have referred to themselves by which older
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geburas
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What was the name of the thane of this village?
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Ulfer
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Who was the mother of King Edward?
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Emma, who was at the time the wife of Ethelred.
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Who was the wife of King Edward?
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Edith, who was the daughter of Godwin
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Who was present at the death of King Edward?
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The queen, Edith, Harold, the senior earl of England, Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Robert FitzWimarck, his Norman friend.
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Who was the father of King Harold?
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Godwin, chief advisor to several British kings (?
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Who was the mistress of King Harold?
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Edith Svanneshals
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Who was the wife of King Harold?
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Ealdgyth
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Who was the father of William the Bastard?
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Robert the Devil, Duke of Normandy
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Who was the mother of William the Bastard?
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Herleve or Arlette, a tanner's daughter from Falaise.
Who were the ancestors of the Normans?-Norwegian Vikings |
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What strange sight was seen in the heavens all over England on the Tuesday after Easter, 1066?
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A "hairy star," which modern astronomers think was Halley's comet. The monks at the time thought it was a cometa, and the general public thought it was an omen.
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Where did William first build and assemble his fleet?
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The River Dives
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Which Italian churchman who subsequently became Archbishop of Canterbury was one of William’s chief advisers?
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Lancroft, prior of the monastic college of Bec and scholar of theology and logic.
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What is the Norse word for the frenzy achieved by Viking warriors in battle?
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berserk
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On its way to England, which island earldom off the north coast of Scotland did Harald
Hardrada’s fleet visit? |
Orkney
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What were the names of the young northern earls, defeated by Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Fulford?
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Edwin of Mercia and Morkere of Northumbria
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What was the outcome of the Battle of Stamford Bridge
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The English were victorious, and Harold sent the Norsemen home.
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Having sailed from St. Valéry, where did the Norman invasion fleet first land in England?
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Pevensey
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Why would Harold Godwinson have regarded Waltham Abbey as his spiritual home?
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Because, during his time as Subregulus, he had built, endowed, and installed canons in the Abbey, particularly to enshrine the Holy Rood.
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What shocking news did Harold probably receive from Duke William’s monk envoy which
shattered his self confidence? |
That he had been excommunicated.
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Which member of Harold’s family offered to take his place in the now inevitable battle with the Normans?
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Gyrth
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What promises did William make to Edegar, the crippled Sheriff of London
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Edegar would serve as actual ruler of England, and William would be merely the titular leader.
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Would you characterize the Norman conquest of England as essentially destructive or
constructive? |
The Norman conquest of England was at first destructive, but in the end, it was essentially constructive, as it connected the English church, and England in general, with the Continent.
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What is the overall significance of the year 1066 in English history?
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Though the English were conquered, and the family line of English rulers was no more, the English customs were not eradicated by the Normans, but instead they took the absorbed into their own culture, creating a new England.
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