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I can evaluate the events that led up to the Norman Invasion So that I can understand the impact of the reign of William the Conqueror on England and Northern France I will know I have it when Objectives
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7.35 Examine the Norman 7.35 Examine the Norman Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and the impact of the reign of William the impact of the reign of William
the Conqueror on England and the Conqueror on England and Northern France.Northern France.
Imagine your cousin was the
King of England. He promised you the throne. When he died, he gave the throne to someone else. Write 3 to 5 sentences explaining how you would feel.
Bellwork
I can evaluate the events that led up to the
Norman Invasion
So that I can understand the impact of the reign of William the Conqueror on England and Northern France
I will know I have it when
Objectives
In 1066 the last Anglo-Saxon king Edward the
Confessor died Problem he had no kids
Two men claimed that Edward had promised them the throne William, Duke of Normandy (a distant cousin) Harold Godwinson (brother in law)
Had the backing of Witan (a council of English lords)
The Problem
Harald Hardrada, a Viking, wanted to
take the throne (encouraged by Tostig Godwinson)
Invaded England Harold took his army to fight the Vikings Harald was killed
William seeing his chance invaded England from the South Harold immediately took his army to meet
William
Meanwhile
William defeated Harold easily
Harold was killed when he was shot in the eye with an arrow
On Christmas Day William was crowned King of England
William the Conqueror
Took most English titles from the Anglo-Saxons
and gave them to his Normans Normans became the ruling class
Old nobles were now peasants Problem: William was French (he didn’t speak
English) He tried to learn as did his fellow Normans Because of this the English language was
changed to include French words
William the King
Created a census book which listed
every man, woman, and animal in England Known as the Domesday Book First census taken since the collapse of the
Roman Empire Was used for centuries to determine land
rights Was best census taken until the 1900s
William’s Legacy
Every ruler of England can trace their ancestry
back to him He is credited with making England a world
power
William’s Legacy