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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Hereford History I
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


Pre norman conquest Hereford was unusual in that it had one of only 3 what

 

Benedictine Monastries
Motte & Bailey Castles
Cathedrals
Stone Fortifications

 In 1052 Edwards Nephew Ralph built a new what in Hereford ?

 

Monument
Castle
Cathedral
Epitaph
Hereford was settled and built up in the 7th & 8th centuries by

 

Romans
Saxons
Welsh
Normans

 Offa is alleged to have murdered which Angle King at Sutton outside of Hereford ?

 

Alfred
Ethelbert
Ethelbald
Thomas
In 1055 the vikings sacked Hereford along with the

 

Welsh
Irish
French
Danes

 Who was King of Mercia from 757-796 AD ?

 

Edwy
Offa
Olaf
Putta
In 914 a fortified Hereford fought off attacks from the

 

Irish
Welsh
Danes
Vikings

 In 8th century who was canonised & shrine installed in Hereford Cathedral ?

 

Peter
Ethelbert
Ethelbald
Thomas
In 760 a battle was fought at Hereford between the English &

 

Danes
Northumbrians
Welsh
Vikings

 What 132 mile frontier was built to symbolise the Mercian Welsh border from 760-770 AD ?

 

Hadrians Wall
Caledonian Way
Offas Dyke
Wats Dyke


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