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A _____ ______ blew in the English Channel on __ September ______

A south wind blew in the English Channel on 26 September 1066

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A fleet of little shops packed with knights, archers, and horses crossed the sea from ____ to _____

A fleet of little shops packed with knights, archers, and horses crossed the sea from France to England

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Who was on his way to England?

Duke William of Normandy

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King ____ of ____ was waiting with his army in Sussex

King Harold of England

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Why did Harold march his men north from Sussex?

He heard that the king of Norway had invaded the north of England

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King Harold beat the Norwegians in a battle near what city?

York

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While Harold was in the north, who landed in Sussex?

Duke Williams and his army

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Why did Harold only reach Sussex with only half of his army?

He had just finished his battle near York and he moved too fast for some of his men

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The English and Normans met in battle near ________.

Hastings

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Who won the fight? The English or the Normans?

THE NORMANS, DUH

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William was known as William the Jester. (T/F)

False. he was known as William the Conqueror

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The English loved having a Norman king. (T/F)

False! They did not want a Norman king

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What happened to the men who fought against the Norman king?

They were killed and so were their wives and children. The Normans also pulled down their homes and set fire to their crops.

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The Normans built big houses in all the main towns and in many villages. (T/F)

False! They built castles

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At first, they built stone castles. (T/F)

FALSE! They built motte-and-bailey castles first

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What was a bailey?

The bailey was mound of earth, protected by a ditch and a wooden stockade, with wooden huts inside

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