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NORMAN INVASION
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 10 Section 3
I can examine the Norman
Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and
the impact of the reign of
William the Conqueror on
England and Northern France.
Based on this artwork, what predictions can you make
about the people in it? They are called the Normans.
Let’s locate the
Normans
Normandy
& Hastings
William was the duke of Normandy (France). In 1051
William visited England and met with Edward, his
cousin. Edward was childless, so he promised to make
William king when he died. On Edward’s death bed he
granted the kingdom to Harold Godwine (Godwinson).
Edward died in 1066 and Harold claimed the throne.
William was not happy! He disputed this claim!
What do do you think happened next?
Sept 28th- William landed in England
Oct 13th- Harold arrived near Hastings, England with his army.
Oct 14th- William led the battle!
Who do you
think won?
Harold was killed in the bloody battle- he was
shot in the eye with an arrow. William was
crowned the first Norman king of England
Battle of Hastings:
Normans (French) William
Versus
English (Anglo Saxons) Harold
Marker Commemorating Where
King Harold Died
Battle
Abbey
William had a profound effect on England.
To reward his Norman
supporters and punish the
Anglo-Saxons who had
supported Harold, William
took most English titles from
the Anglo-Saxons and gave
them to his Normans.
Normans became the ruling class and the Old
English were now a part of the lower classes.
William spoke French and though he tried to
learn English, he was not successful. As a result,
none of his Norman occupiers learned to speak
English either.
Many French and Latin words made their way
into the English language and changed it
forever.
attorney from the Old French atourné
jail from Old French jaiole (meaning cage)
parliament from Anglo-Latin parliamentum, from
Old French parlement, from parler to speak
soldier from Old French soudier
treaty from Old French traité
juice from Old French jus
sausage from Old Norman French saussiche
To better understand (and tax) his new subjects, William created a detailed census book which listed every man, woman, and animal in England.
This book, known as the Domesday Book, was commissioned in 1085 and was the first census taken since the collapse of the Roman Empire.
This established claim for the Normans who were given land by William. It was used for centuries to determine land rights.
There would not be as comprehensive a census taken again until the 1900s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRR3M0XIWPY
Every ruler of England since William the Conqueror
can trace their ancestry back to him.
His introduction of Norman administrators has been
credited with making England a world power.
England’s Current Monarch
Queen Elizabeth is the
great-great-great-great-
great-great-great-great-
great-great-great-great-
great-great-great-great-
great-great-great-great-
great-great-
granddaughter of William
the Conqueror!
William the
Conqueror
Bayeux Tapestry