William the Conqueror and his Normans 7 35

William the Conqueror and his Normans 7. 35 Examine the Norman Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and the impact of the reign of William the Conqueror on England Northern France.

Bellwork Imagine your cousin was the King of England. He promised you the throne. When he died, he gave throne to someone else. Write 3 to 5 sentences explaining how you would feel.

Objectives 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 Northern France I will know I have it when

The Problem 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)

Meanwhile Harald Hardrada, a Viking, wanted to take 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

William the Conqueror 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 King Took most English titles from the Anglo-Saxons and gave them to his 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’s Legacy 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 1900 s

William’s Legacy Every ruler of England can trace their ancestry back to him He is credited with making England a world power