William And Afterwards

A crossword to test your memory of events

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Who is at the top of the pyramid?
king
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Who fights for the king?
knights
2 of 24
Another word for peasant?
serf
3 of 24
Bad treatment of northerners by William?
harrying
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Their castles were called Motte and ________?
bailey
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The system of governemnt introduced by William, already established in France?
feudal
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The Bayeux work of art depicting the Battle of Hastings?
tapestry
7 of 24
The book of information about everything in England
Domesday
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Peasants paid these to finance the lords and kings
taxes
9 of 24
The English had to be kept under _________?
control
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The Normans built many __________ to help gain control of England
castles
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William was from -----------------
Normandy
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The "middle-ages" are also known as the "--------------" period?
Medieval
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The villages with land around them were called ----------?
manors
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People were religious and everyone went to church on a --------?
Sunday
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In the middle-ages, everybody was a Christian, and all Christians were ------
Catholic
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Peasants (also known as serfs and villeins) had to get their Lord's permission to do what?
marry
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Castles were surrounded by a ----------?
moat
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At first, William had to fight against a great deal of what in England?
rebellion
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Motte and Bailey castles were built mainly from earth and what?
wood
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William was consider to be a ------- king
cruel
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The shape of the "bailey" in a motte and bailey castle?
circular
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The Norman Invasion was considered eventually to be ---------
A good thing
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William the Conquerer brought ---------- to England
Order
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Who fights for the king?

Back

knights

Card 3

Front

Another word for peasant?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Bad treatment of northerners by William?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Their castles were called Motte and ________?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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