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  • Who won the fight? The English or the Normans?
    THE NORMANS, DUH
  • Besides the barons and earls, who else were given land by the king?
    The bishops and abbots
  • The English and Normans fought a battle near ______.
    Hastings
  • William was duke of ________.
    Normandy
  • Who were the leaders of the king's army?
    The barons and earls
  • What did they build instead of a wooden tower?
    A keep
  • The king of England was called __________.
    Harold
  • Define tenants-in-chief
    When the lords and bishops pay their rent to the kind
  • Who was Duke William?
    He was a Norman Duke that defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and soon became king of England
  • The English and Normans met in battle near ________.
    Hastings
  • 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
  • What was a bailey?
    The bailey was mound of earth, protected by a ditch and a wooden stockade, with wooden huts inside
  • William said that all the land in England belonged to everyone. (T/F)
    False. He said that it all belonged to him
  • William crossed the Channel because he wanted to be king of ________.
    England
  • The English loved having a Norman king. (T/F)
    False! They did not want a Norman king
  • King ____ of ____ was waiting with his army in Sussex
    King Harold of England
  • What's a vassal?
    A man who did homage to the king
  • Who helped William the Conqueror conquer and rule England?
    The barons and earls
  • The Normans normally lived in the motte. (T/F)
    False! They normally lived in the bailey section
  • 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
  • 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.
  • King Harold beat the Norwegians in a battle near what city?
    York
  • Who was on his way to England?
    Duke William of Normandy
  • The Normans pulled down the Englishmen's _____ and set fire to their _____.
    homes; crops
  • A _____ ______ blew in the English Channel on __ September ______
    A south wind blew in the English Channel on 26 September 1066
  • Harold marched north to fight _______.
    the king of Norway
  • Who was King Harold?
    He was the of England until Duke William defeated him in the Battle of Hastings
  • Where would the Normans retreat to if the English attacked?
    The Motte
  • William was known as William the Jester. (T/F)
    False. he was known as William the Conqueror
  • The Normans built big houses in all the main towns and in many villages. (T/F)
    False! They built castles
  • What does it mean "doing homage"?
    When the lords and bishops got their land, they had to kneel before their king and promise to serve him
  • What did the Normans build a few years later after the motte-and-bailey?
    Stone castles
  • How did each baron, earl, bishop and abbot paid rent for his land?
    By helping William in time of war
  • What is a Doomesday Book? And why was it created?
    William created this because he didn't always trust his great lords. This book contained information on who owned the land, and how much it was worth
  • At first, they built stone castles. (T/F)
    FALSE! They built motte-and-bailey castles first
  • What is a feudal system?
    The king provide land to his loyal subjects (barons, earls, bishops, etc) in exchange for their loyalty and service in times of war
  • Why did Harold march his men north from Sussex?
    He heard that the king of Norway had invaded the north of England
  • William the Conqueror kept some of the land to himself and he gave some to his ______.
    lords
  • What was the motte?
    A higher ground mound with a wooden tower on top
  • While Harold was in the north, who landed in Sussex?
    Duke Williams and his army
  • What was a keep?
    A high stone tower with thick walls
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