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Question	Answer	% Correct
How many kings of England (crowned or proclaimed) were there in 1066?	4	97%
Which died in battle?	Harold II Godwinson	68%
Which one died on the 5th January?	Edward the Confessor	54%
What is William I more commonly known as today?	William the Conqueror	49%
What was his title before king of England?	Duke of Normandy	46%
What embroidered cloth depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest?	Bayeux Tapestry	38%
What kingdom was he king of?	Norway	30%
What survey assessed the wealth and assets of Wlliam's subjects throughout the land?	Domesday Book	27%
Which was canonized?	Edward the Confessor	27%
What day was he crowned?	Christmas Day	24%
Which invader was defeated and killed up north?	Harald Hardrada	24%
What battle was this?	The Battle of Stamford Bridge	24%
What other kingdom did he claim?	Denmark	22%
William loved hunting so much that he created the Forest Law - to protect the game animals and their forest habitat from destruction - in what yea?	1072	19%
What campaigns were waged by William in the winter of 1069–70 to subjugate northern England?	Harrying of the North	19%
Which of Harold's brothers supported him?	Tostig	19%
Who was his successor? (answer with his nickname too)	William Rufus	19%
What year was this completed?	1086	16%
Where was he crowned?	Westminster Abbey	16%
What territory did he seize from King Malcolm Canmore of Scotland?	Cumbria	11%
Who was seen as the rightful heir?	Robert Curthose	8%
Where was he buried?	Caen	5%
Which was never actally king?	Edgar the Ætheling	5%
What year?	1100	3%
What did he issue, denouncing his brother’s oppressive rule and promising a return to good and fair government?	Charter of Liberties	3%
Who was his successor? (answer with his nickname too)	Henry Beauclerc	3%
What new fashion (to do with appearance) did he set in his court?	long hair	3%
Where did William die?	Rouen	3%
Where was he born?	Selby, Yorkshire, England	3%
How did he die?	shot	3%