Mark the statement if it is true a. william the conqueror of normandy and harold, earl and wessex, fought over who would succeed king edward. b. in the battle of hastings, the normans were defeated and harold was crowned king of england on christmas day 1066. c. william and his fleet had to cross the english channal to engage harold's forces and hastings. d. one outcome of the norman conquest was the decline of strong monarchs.

A-true, William the Conqueror took advantage of the succession crisis in England after the death of King Edward who according to William had promised him the throne at some point when he visited England. He also claimed to be a distant cousin of Edward.

B-false, This being one of the most important battles of the war was won by William.

C-True. they did cross the English channel

D-Not really sure what this one means but this was by no means the end of Feudalism or the end of strong monarchs. So I would go with false.