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| 1 | Who was Harold's father? |
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Edward the Confessor |
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William the Conqueror |
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Earl Godwin |
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Hereward the Wake |
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| 2 | Who or what were the Godwin family? |
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The most powerful family in England, who controlled the area known as Wessex |
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The most powerful family in England, who controlled the area know as Sussex |
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The most powerful family in England, who controlled the area know as Essex |
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The most powerful family in England, who controlled the area know as Norssix |
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| 3 | How
was Harold connected to King Edward the Confessor? |
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He wasn't - that's the whole problem! |
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His sister (Edith) was married to Edward |
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He was Edward's nephew |
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He was Edward's son |
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| 4 | Harold was present when Edward the Confessor died. According to Harold, what were Edward's last words? |
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Quick, give me my .... |
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There may be trouble ahead. William is planning to invade - please be King! |
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Harold, take my kingdom and may it be forever England! |
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I commend my wife and all my kingdom to your care |
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| 5 | Harold did something after Edward died that makes some historians suspect him - what did he do? |
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He was crowned very quickly - without the usual period of mouring |
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He went around telling everyone that he was King |
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He quickly visited Normandy to tell William the good news |
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He didn't bother attending the funeral |
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| 6 | IF Edward did say those words before he died, why does that make Harold Godwinson's claim extremely strong? |
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Nobody would suspect the King of lying |
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There was a threat of foreign invasion so Harold had to move fast |
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The dying words of the King replace any previous promises |
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Edward had no children, so Harold could easily become King |
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| 7 | Harold Godwinson was a brave and respected leader - so what was the problem with him becoming King? |
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He was horrible |
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The people of England wanted William of Normandy as their King |
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Apart from Wessex, Harold was hated in England |
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He was not a direct heir to the throne |
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| 8 | Harold faced invasion from different people - who invaded first? |
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William the Conqueror |
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Harold Hardrada |
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Edward the Confessor |
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Hereward the Wake |
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| 9 | How did King Harold react to Hardrada's invasion? |
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He just ignored it - he didn't care |
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He was determined to stop any invasion - he marched north in force |
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He carefully considered all his options - but couldn't decide |
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He set sail with his navy to cut the Vikings off |
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| 10 | Where did Hardrada and Godwinson meet? |
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York |
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Fulford |
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Stamford Bridge |
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Hastings |
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| 11 | What happened in the battle that followed? |
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A vicious fight that was declared a draw |
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The Vikings defeated the entire Saxon army |
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Fierce fighting on both sides, and both Harolds died |
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The Vikings were slaughtered by the Saxons |
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| 12 | As the battle ended - what news did King Harold receive? |
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London was on fire |
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Duke William had landed in the south |
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Harold Hardrada was not really dead |
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Supplies were low, and the army's morale was terrible |
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| 13 | What did King Harold do in response to his news? |
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Marched 250 miles south in 9 days at top speed |
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Send a warning message to Duke William |
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Decided to wait and see |
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Nothing |
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| 14 | Where did the Saxon and Norman armies meet? |
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Senlac hill |
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The local pub - 'the 1066' |
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Hastings |
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Pevensey |
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| 15 | What was Harold Godwinson's main tactic at Hastings? |
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Attack, Attack and Attack! |
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Defend using the shield wall, and then tire the Normans out |
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Surprise the Normans with random attacks |
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Feign defence, and then run after the Normans |
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| 16 | The 14th October saw an entire day of fierce fighting - what eventually helped the Normans to win? |
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The Saxons had enough - they were exhausted after their march |
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The Saxons were tricked by a Norman fake retreat |
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The Normans began using their archers |
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The weather changed - it began raining, so the Saxons put their shields on their heads |
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How was Harold Godwinson killed?
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An arrow in the eye |
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Fell off his horse |
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Cut up by four knights after being wounded |
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Sword wounds to the head, followed by an arrow in the eye |
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| 18 | What happened to Harold Godwinson's body after Hastings? |
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Some say William had it buried near the sea |
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Some say Harold is buried in Bosham abbey - nearby to Hastings |
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Some say he didn't die, and escaped to the Fens |
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Some say it is buried with all the others on the battlefield |
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