history

• what was herald Hardrada's claims to the throne?

  . he clains edward promised his farther the throne but he died before he could claim it
• what was William of normandy's relation to edward the confessor?

  distant cousins
• what was williams claim to the english throne?

  William claim to the English throne was through his blood relation to Edward the Confessor and an alleged promise of succession by Harold on holy relics.
• what was harold godwinsons claim to the throne?

  claimed the king promised it to him on his death bed
• why was Harold a good successor in the witans eyes?

  . he had good military connections, he had been Edwards council , Edward had named him his successor , he was king Edwards brother in law
• what earldom was Harold Godwinson earl of?

  earl of wessex
• what holy relic did William claim Harold Godwinson swore to support him on ?

  the buex tapestry
• when was Harold godwinson crowned king?

  the 6th of January(same day as edwards funeral)
• what was Edgar the ethilings claim to the throne?

  . great nephew of Edward, his farther was named king but died suspiciously before his coronation
• what is a ceorl?

  . a peasant farmer who was not tied to their lands
• what was a theghn?

  . warriors of the aristocracy and had to own over 5 hides of land
• how many anglo-saxons were living in Britain at the time?

  2 million
• name 3 roles of an earl

  .provided knights for the king to use , collected taxes from there citizens to give to the king , enforced his laws were being followed
• what was the fryd?

  national army
• what what was the domes day book?

  Census of all assets people in England had
• how many people died in the harrowing of the north?

  100,000
• what 3 things did William do in the harrowing of the north?

  . plow salt in the ground so crops couldn't grow , burned houses and towns down , slaughtered livestock
• in what year did brothers Edwin and Morcar start a rebellion the north?

  1068
• what is a hue and cry?

  when someone would shout for help and the people that heard it had to go and help them
• what is trial by ordeal?

  a test of guilt in the eyes of god
• whats a shire?

  an old term for a county eg stoubridge
• whats a hundreth?

  100 houses
• whats a tithing?

  10 house holds
• what was the name of the new hierarchy system william put in place to have more power?

  the feudal system
• when was the battle of stanford bridge?

  . 25th of September 1066
• who was king Harold fighting in the battle of stanford bridge?

  tostig and harold hardrada
• what 3 key things happened at the battle of fulford?

  . the vikings sailed down in there 300 ships to battle Harold, they marched towards york , Hardrada won
• when was the battle of hastings?

  16th of October 1066
• what is a witan?

  a council that advised the king
• whats a homage?

  a public display of loyalty to the king
• who was odo?


  the half brother of king william
• what was the order of the feudal system?

  king William, barons ,knights,peasants
• who was king Williams second son?

  william Rufus
• who was williams first son

  robert curthose
• why did William nearly triple the amount of barons?

  . to decrease there power and chance of them challenging
• name 3 ancient medieval beliefs 


  miasma , astrology , god & religion
• what were the four humors

  blood , phlegm , black bile , yellow bile
• who was Galen and what did he create

  an ancient greek doctor , and created the four humors and the theory of opposites
• what was the theory of opposites?


  a way of treatment that could be re balance the humours by applying or lessening the opposite
• what were most treatments based on in ancient medicine beliefs?

  on diet