Sunday 1st June 2025
Difficulty: Very hard
The Battle of Hastings (Quiz #926)
A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. Photo: Myrabella @ Wikipedia. (Public domain)
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. It was a decisive Norman victory.
1. Which monarch's death in January 1066 set up a succession struggle that would culminate in the Battle of Hastings?
2. The battle opened with the Norman archers shooting uphill at the English army. What hampered the archers' efforts?
3. It is unclear how the English king, Harold, died - but which of these is almost certainly NOT the cause of his death?
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