Write correct answers using words from the text from BBC History Site
In 1016, __________ of Denmark invaded England.
English _________ profited from the Danish Conquest.
__________ (the Confessor) finally regained the throne in 1042.
Edward the Confessor offered William the _________.
Edward the Confessor dies in _________.
Harold makes a bid for the Crown, supported by all the _________ of England.
William starts to gather his forces which were made up of _________ levies.
In feudal levies the knight owed service to his lord in return for _________.
By promising English land to anyone who turns up, William manages to _________ the strength of his forces.
William starts constructing a _________ at Dives to transport his army all across.
20th September 1066: Harald Hardrada and Tostig defeat the forces of Earls Edwin & Morcar outside _________.
25th September 1066: Harold defeat the Norwegian army outside York at _________.
William's fleet makes landfall at _________ completely unopposed.
28th September 1066: William marches to Hastings - a good ________ from which he can withdraw easily if necessary.
At Hastings William begins building a ________.
1st October 1066: while at York, Harold learns of William's ________.
By 12th October, Harold is back in _________, gathering what forces he could to face William.
14th October 1066: Harold takes up a position blocking the Norman advance to London on ________ at the site of Battle.
Harold's army is made up of little more than __________ weary and footsore men.
Harold intends to fight a purely defensive battle, sitting behind the famous __________ and letting the Normans break themselves against it.
Harold's strategy works so well that the Breton ________ on the Norman left begin to run.
Seeing victory in their grasp, the English right charges down the _________, exposing themselves to a devastating counter-attack led by William himself.
William is _________ but he sweeps off his helmet and rises to rally his troops.
The pause had given the English time to _________.
As the day drags on, the English shield wall begins to _________.
Late in the day, Harold takes an arrow in the ________.
As Harold's men mill around him, ________ Norman knights break through and hack him down.
A state of war continues until __________.
A _________ is struck between William and the English magnates in which he guarantees their positions in return for their support.
William is crowned King of _________ on Christmas Day in London