Norman Invasion Introduction Chapter 10 Section 3

Learning Target 7.35 I can examine the Norman Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and the impact of the reign of William the Conqueror on England and Northern France.

IMAGINE… Your cousin was the king of England 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.

Prediction & Thinking 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

The Story 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?

The Year 1066 Who do you think won? 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?

Normans (French) William English (Anglo Saxons) Harold Christmas 1066 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

Bayeux Tapestry Write the letter of the tapestry piece you are analyzing. Answer the following questions about your piece. List all the people, objects, and activities shown in the piece. Based on what you have observed, list two things you might infer from this piece. List two questions the piece raises in your mind.

Bayeux Tapestry Write the letter of the tapestry piece you are analyzing. Answer the questions about your piece. Next, walk around the room and read each description. Try to match your tapestry piece to the correct description. Copy the correct description onto your notes.

Bayeux Tapestry William the Conqueror

William as King 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. As of a census taken approximately 20 years after the conquest shows. Only a very few Anglo-Saxon lords maintained their status and land.

William’s Legacy 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. It was not until the 1600s that English once again became the dominant language in England. Even so, it was a different language than that spoken prior to William’s arrival.

English words derived from French 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 Many words were also from Latin. I just only used words more directly derived from French in the examples.

William’s Legacy 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. Pronounced “doomsday” The Domesday Book gives historians today a detailed account of life in England in the late 1000s. It told how much land each member of the aristocracy controlled. How many knights existed and how much service they owed to their overlords and their king. The Domesday Book established claim for the Normans who were given land by William after his conquest.

William’s Legacy 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!