Starter quiz

  • Match the claimant to their place of origin.
    • Harold Godwinson
      ⇔
      England ✓
    • Harald Hardrada
      ⇔
      Norway ✓
    • William the Conqueror
      ⇔
      Normandy ✓
  • What is an heir?
    • A person who expects to inherit something  ✓
    • A situation in which nobody expects to inherit something
    • A claimant to a throne
    • A group of advisors to an Anglo-Saxon king
  • Put the following events in chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Edward the Confessor was exiled in Normandy.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Edward the Confessor became king.
    • 3
      ⇔
      Harold Godwinson travelled to Normandy.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Edward the Confessor died.
  • Normandy was a duchy in the north of which modern-day European country?
    • 'France' ✓
  • Who was Edward the Confessor's closest living relative?
    • Harold Godwinson
    • Edgar Aetheling  ✓
    • Earl Godwin
    • William of Normandy
  • Match the following words to their definitions.
    • Succession crisis
      ⇔
      A situation in which there is no clear heir to the throne ✓
    • Heir
      ⇔
      A person who expects to inherit something ✓
    • King
      ⇔
      A male ruler of a country who inherits his position by birth ✓
    • Throne
      ⇔
      A seat used by a king or queen ✓
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