History Quiz: POWER

What did Alfred introduce to provide justice for his subjects?

• Danelaw

• Danegeld

• Laws

• Education

What was the purpose of the education Alfred introduced?

• To make the elite more civilized

• To increase trade with the Vikings

• To strengthen military tactics

• To document the history of England

What mistake did Aethelred the Unready make that showed weakness to the Vikings?

• He married Emma

• He paid them Danegeld

• He took the crown from Cnut

• He changed the laws

Who did Cnut marry to show his intention to carry on Anglo-Saxon kingship?

• Emma, Aethelred's wife

• Aethelred's daughter

• Edward the Confessor's sister

• His own Viking relative

Who took the throne in 1043 as the son of Emma and Aethelred?

• Alfred

• Cnut

• Edward the Confessor

• Aethelred the Unready

What created a vacuum for potential successors to try and exploit after a certain king's death?

• The death of Cnut

• The death of Aethelred the Unready

• The death of Edward the Confessor

• The death of Alfred

What year did Edward the Confessor die, leading to the Norman Conquest?

• 1064

• 1066

• 1070

• 1080

Who was the richest and most powerful contender for the English throne at the time of Edward the Confessor's death?

• William the Conqueror

• Harald Hardrada

• Harold Godwinson

• Edward the Confessor

William the Conqueror claimed that Harold Godwinson pledged an oath to him in which year?

• 1062

• 1064

• 1066

• 1068

What was one of the ways William the Conqueror demonstrated his power after the Norman Conquest?

• By creating the Magna Carta

• By conducting the Harrying of the North

• By signing the Treaty of Versailles

• By establishing the Church of England