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1
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Who had control over the Norman’s?

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William Duke of Normandy

2
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Who controlled the vikings

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Harald Hardrada

3
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Who was made the original king after king Edward had died

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Harold Godwinson

4
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What part of England did William and the normans invade

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The south of England

5
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What was the battle of Hastings between

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Harold Godwinson and William the duke of Normandy

6
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What is a provenance in a quote

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It is the background of the quote so where it comes from and who may have written it whether is was biased to one particular side or not

7
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Who won the battle of Stamford bridge

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King Harold Godwinson

8
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Who won the battle of Hastings

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William the duke of Normandy

9
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Who was Harold Godwinson

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His sister was married to King Edward the confessor so he was the brother in law

He was an Anglo Saxon and controlled them after king Edwards death

10
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Where did the battle of Stamford bridge take place

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In the north of England

11
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What were the first castsles built in England by william

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The mott and bailey castle

12
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What battle came first

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The battle of Stamford bridge

14
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Did Harold Godwinson die and how in the battle of Hastings

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Yes he was struck by a bow and arrow in the eye

15
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What castle was built by William afterwards which required more expensive materials and a bit more effort to build

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Stone keep castles

16
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Which castle out of the two were flammable

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The mott and bailey castles

17
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How did Harold Godwinson put his men in a disadvantage

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  • They had just finished battling the battle of Stamford bridge so they were exhausted
  • he had lost some men as well
  • he had only one wall of men that was made by joining their shields which was strong at first but then once it was Brocken it was clear they had lost
19
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Which castle out of the two were more successful

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The stone keep castle

20
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What does it mean to analyse a source or quote in history

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It means to study or look at really carefully what the quote could indicate to allow us to see how things could have been many years ago

21
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Harald Hardrada controlled who

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Vikings

22
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How did William manage the costs of these castles

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He taxed the poor Anglo Saxons also known as peasants

He used the feudal system

23
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What is content

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It is what the quote holds or what it says that can help us

24
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Who was tostig and why did he help Hardrada

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He was Harold Godwinson’s brother and he decided to fight against his brother because Harold had had him exiled

25
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What were some of the problems William May have faced after being crowned king

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He may have had a lot of hate
He may have had many peasants asking for land
He had to repay his men in a way
He had to financially support himself and his people

26
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The Anglo saxons were controlled by who

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Harold Godwinson

26
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What was the battle called between Harald Hardrada,Tostig and Harold Godwinson

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The battle of Stamford Bridge

27
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What group did William the conqueror control?

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The Normans

28
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What was the feudal system

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William would give his most trusted companions large pieces of land to look after and by doing that they land was not abandoned and those companions would find lower classed people to pay to live on that piece of land

29
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Did William die in the battle of Hastings

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No but he indeed fooled the Anglo Saxons into thinking he was dead so they came down from the hill. By do8ng that the Anglo Saxons became vulnerable

29
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What were some of Williams tactics

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  • he arrived early so that his men could relax
  • he had a lot more men
  • he had arranged them so that there were three rows of people each having a specific role
  • overall they were more advanced