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The Conqueror
Penultimate Saxon King of England
Viking ruler of Great North Sea Empire up to 1035
Powerful Saxon Earl who rebelled in 1051
Saxon 'Sub Regulus'
King of Norway and inheritor of Magnus' claim in 1066
Nearest blood relation to King who died in January 1066
Brother of Saxon claimant and ousted Earl of Northumbria
Religious token in support of invasion of England
Act of loyalty carried out in 1064 giving one claimant the support for another
Battle in which Edwin and Morcar were defeated by the Norwegians
Battle in which the Norwegians were defeated by the King of England's army
Name given to Battle on Senlac Hill
Norman mounted troops
Norman projectile launching troops
Mainstay of the Saxon army
Defensive formation practiced by the Saxons
Saxon militia called upon to fight in times of need
Norman tactic which weakened the Saxon defences
Artefact containing 'Hic Harold Rex interfectus est'
Site of Norman landing in England and building of first castle
Style of early castle due to ease of construction
Norman military building to impose authority on England's largest city
Key port and fortress seized after victory in Battle
Location of meeting between Normans and Saxon Earls offering their submission
Day in 1066 when the Conqueror was crowned
Northern Earls who rebelled against the Conqueror
Saxon rebel against Normans on Welsh Marches
Heroic rebel from the Fenlands around Ely
Norman lord killed in Durham with hundreds of knights
King of Scotland and botherer of the northern counties
Norman response to rebellions in 1069 in which thousands were killed
Son of FitzOsbern and Norman rebel against William in 1075
Earl of East Anglia who rebelled against William in 1075
Executed Saxon Earl for his part in 1075 rebellion
Challenge to the conqueror from Norman lords in 1075
Process of transfer of positions of power from Saxons to the invaders
Nickname of son of the Conqueror who was made King of England in 1087
Location of death of King in 1100 in a hunting accident
Nickname of third son of the Conqueror who became King in 1100 as Henry I
Eldest son of the Conqueror and Duke of Normandy on his father's death
Half-brother of the Conqueror who was Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent, fell out with both Kings
Cousin of the Conqueror, made Earl of Hereford and left in charge of England when the king was absent
Bishop of Durham who told William II of a plot against him and was then accused of joining it
Friend of William II who accidentally killed him in a hunting accident
Discredited Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury appointed in 1070 who helped Normans run England
Battle at which Henry I defeated Robert of Normandy in 1106 to reunite England and Normandy
Council of Saxon nobles to advise the King
Decision made on choice of king on deathbed
Nomination or bequest of the throne 'after death'
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