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Pevensey's geography

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Key learning points

  1. Pevensey is located on the south coast of England.
  2. Pevensey has a shallow beach.
  3. Pevensey is on a peninsula.
  4. Sussex is an arable part of England.
  5. Pevensey was able to maintain links with Normandy.

Keywords

  • Peninsula - a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on three sides

Common misconception

The natural features of England haven't changed much in 1000 years.

England has changed enormously in 1000 years! The coastline has shifted so that it would be unrecognisable for a traveller from 1000 years ago, and other natural features, such as The Fens, have shrunk and changed considerably.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means an army made up of mostly untrained conscripts from England’s peasant population?
housecarl
Correct answer: fyrd
knight
Q2.
Which term describes when soldiers pretend to retreat in order to lure the enemy into a more vulnerable position?
Correct Answer: feigned retreat, fake retreat
Q3.
Complete the sentence: A is a military tactic where soldiers stood in a long line overlapping their shields to form a wall of shields.
Correct Answer: shield wall
Q4.
Put the following events in chronological order.
1 - William intended to sail from Normandy but bad weather prevented him.
2 - Harold sent the southern fyrd home.
3 - Harold fought the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
4 - William set sail for England.
5 - Harold quickly rode south with his housecarls.
6 - The Normans constructed a castle and raided Wessex.
7 - Harold decided to leave London before the whole fyrd had arrived.
Q5.
Put the following events in chronological order.
1 - Harold positioned his forces at the top of Senlac Hill.
2 - Trumpets signalled the start of the battle.
3 - The Norman knights charged up the hill but failed to break the English defence.
4 - A section of the Norman army began to retreat.
5 - William tipped back his helmet to show he was still alive.
6 - The shield wall weakened and the Norman knights rode through.
7 - Harold was killed.
Q6.
The Normans' successful breaking of the Anglo-Saxons' shield wall can be described as a what?
master plan
tactic
Correct answer: turning point
harrying

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word describes a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on three sides?
Correct Answer: peninsula
Q2.
Complete the sentence: Pevensey is located on the coast of England.
Correct Answer: south
Q3.
Why was Pevensey a good location for William to launch his invasion?
Correct answer: The shallow beach allowed soldiers to disembark safely.
Correct answer: On either side of the narrow spit were natural harbours.
Many tourists visit so there would be a captive audience.
Correct answer: The marshland adjoining the coast slowed any potential attackers.
The underwater bay allowed soldiers to swim to shore easily.
Q4.
Which county was Pevensey located in?
Kent
Essex
Correct answer: Susssex
Mercia
Q5.
Why else was the county Pevensey was located in a good choice for William to begin his conquest from?
It was the capital of Anglo-Saxon England.
It was on the coast so William's Viking allies could reach it easily.
It was next to London where William wanted to fight Harold.
Correct answer: It was located directly north of William’s Duchy of Normandy.
Q6.
What were major problems of leading an army in the medieval period?
finding enough translators to keep the soldiers informed
Correct answer: finding enough food to keep the soldiers healthy
finding enough alehouses to keep the soldiers entertained
Correct answer: finding enough plunder to keep the soldiers happy

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