11 mark
What percentage of land did William retain for himself after his coronation?
10%
20%
50%
70%
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How did Resistance Affect How William Governed Norman England? (Edexcel GCSE History)
Exam Questions
20 mins20 questions
21 mark
By 1087, how much land did Anglo-Saxon nobility hold in England?
Less than 5%
10%
20%
50%
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31 mark
What was the main role of tenants-in-chief under William’s rule?
To act as tax collectors.
To provide soldiers for William's army.
To manage the Royal Treasury.
To manage churches.
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41 mark
Who were the two remaining powerful Anglo-Saxon landowners by 1087?
Godwin of Wessex and Leofric.
Waltheof and Hereward the Wake.
Thurkill of Arden and Colswein of Lincoln.
Ralph de Gael and Roger de Breteuil.
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51 mark
What happened to Anglo-Saxon earls who rebelled against William?
They were exiled to France.
They were promoted to higher ranks.
They were executed or stripped of their lands.
They were pardoned by the king.
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61 mark
What action did William take when landholders failed to meet their financial obligations?
They were fined.
Their land was confiscated.
They were imprisoned.
They were given extra time to pay.
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71 mark
What was the primary function of oath-taking ceremonies in Norman England?
To ensure loyalty to William.
To collect taxes.
To celebrate religious occasions.
To announce who the next king would be.
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81 mark
Define the bookland system of landownership.
A person held land for a limited amount of time.
A person paid money to hold land.
Land was passed down by the king, to tenants-in-chiefs, tenants and finally, to peasants.
Land was held by a person forever. They could pass down this land to their heirs.
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91 mark
How could landholders lose their land in Norman England?
For not growing crops on the land.
By refusing to use peasants to farm the land.
Through land grabs and land forfeits.
By not building a castle on the land.
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101 mark
Define a land grab in Norman England.
When an Anglo-Saxon voluntarily gave the land to a Norman.
When a Norman voluntarily gave the land to an Anglo-Saxon.
When an Anglo-Saxon was forced, through violence or corruption, to give their land to a Norman.
When a Normand was forced, through violence or corruption, to give their land to an Anglo-Saxon.
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11 mark
What event caused the significant redistribution of land to Norman nobles?
The outbreak of a plague.
Rebellions by Anglo-Saxon earls.
The implementation of the Wergild.
Voluntary donations by Anglo-Saxon earls.
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21 mark
By 1087, what had happened to most Anglo-Saxon thegns?
They became dependent on Norman lords.
They retained control of large estates.
They held land independent of the power of tenants-in-chief.
They were promoted to tenants-in-chief
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31 mark
What was the intended consequence of William’s Great Seal?
To show his control over the Church.
To demonstrate his power through symbolic imagery.
To give William total power to create new laws.
To finalise treaties with foreign threats, such as Denmark.
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41 mark
What caused William to travel extensively throughout England?
To participate in local festivals.
To suppress Anglo-Saxon rebellions.
To reinforce his presence as king.
To visit important religious sites.
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51 mark
What was one consequence of William’s ability to redistribute land?
It weakened his control over the Church.
It increased the power of the ceorls.
It led to economic instability among Norman nobles.
It allowed him to maintain loyalty through land grants.
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11 mark
How did William prevent his Norman lords from becoming too powerful?
By dividing land into smaller holdings.
By making them pay heavy taxes.
By not allowing them to have private armies.
By appointing Anglo-Saxon advisers.
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21 mark
What was different about landholding in Norman England compared to Anglo-Saxon times?
William introduced the lease system of landholding.
In Anglo-Saxon times, landholders could be passed down their land to heirs.
Heirs had to pay William a tax to inherit the land.
Landholders could lose their land if they did not meet their financial responsibilities under the Norman system.
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31 mark
Why did William maintain Anglo-Saxon traditions such as the coronation ceremony?
To demonstrate his military power.
To legitimise his rule as King of England.
To gain support from the Anglo-Saxon Church.
To control the Norman nobility.
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41 mark
Why did William hold a crown-wearing ceremony in York in December 1069?
To suppress a rebellion led by Edgar the Aethling.
To celebrate a military victory.
To announce a new tax.
To suppress a rebellion led by Ralph de Gael.
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51 mark
Why did William demand an oath of loyalty from landholders at Salisbury in 1086?
The landholders were threatening to rebel against William.
William needed to secure loyalty in the face of a Viking invasion threat
Salisbury had a high Anglo-Saxon population.
William had heard that landowners in Salisbury were minting their own coins.
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