The Norman Conquest - Events of 1066 (inc. Battle of Hastings) Tests & Quizzes

 

Tests & Quizzes - Part 2...

...On the events of 1066 (including the Battle of Hastings) as part of revision for the OCR AS level History paper on the Norman Conquest.

This resource contains 50 different questions on the period in question and can be used as Flashcards, a quiz, a crossword & a wordsearch. You should (hopefully) get different questions each time you do a quiz. 

More AS/A-Level History quizzes coming soon!

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Q H A L L E Y S C O M E T A B E X N B H B
J J O X Y R U G M E V P R M M X C F P S K
E I K C M E D B C R S T V M F T I G R M D
A L U N C T E D I H K R O S H B M N K L P
T K J P T S O X U M P S T G N R H S X K S
G C L P D N P Q I B R O I O Y M K H W I G
B T K J W I C O T U Q L P Q M P O B V L C
N L C S C M D Y S L F W G A M O K M W S J
Y I U I K T F Y G D E L Y E T W B R A D C
M Y T X A S R X E A R J E J V X R B V E F
I F I J G E G N G T F X V U J V U T L N N
Y B W Y L W G G A T E F U L F O R D D T N
M W A A T I Y T D U W F Y G X L K B B I T
L F V D E E E D G A R A E T H L I N G O N
P T P F P A S T A M F O R D B R I D G E M
S L I T T L E B E R K H A M S T E A D Y E
Q I V R T M G P X K T H U D R G U A M W B
A V M J U R E I N F O R C E M E N T S L P
I S L E O F W I G H T R V U I K J I U I B
Y H T A N P S U J Y W G Y Y G F G H J K M
A H E L I S W J Q F J D J K I N K F T O V

Clues

  • Abbey where Harold was crowned (11)
  • Arrives in great quantity from Normandy in late October (14)
  • Battle on 20th September (4, 7)
  • Battle on 25th September (8, 6)
  • Passing of this cosmic 'omen' occured in April (7, 5)
  • Place from where 697 Norman ships (according to Wace) set sail on 27th September (2, 6, 3, 5)
  • Place where the English finally concede defeat and hand over English control to William (6, 12)
  • The boy who took the throne after Harold's death, aided by the Northern Earls (5, 8)
  • The Norman tactic, tested in 1060 at Messina, that was arguably used at Hastings (7, 6)
  • The place where Tostig starts his South Coast raids (4, 2, 5)

Comments

NZLHistory

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This crossword is a funand quick way to test basic knowledge on the events of 1066 from Edward the Confessor's death until the Battle of Hastings.

Charles Goodger

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That was tricky!

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