Norman Conquest 28. September 1066-1088
Edward the Confessor Harold Godwinson William the Conqueror Harald Hardrada
The Battle of Hastings on October 14 Fought between the Norman army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army of King Harold II Decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England
William became the Archbishop of Canterbury, he was acclaimed King of England and crowned on December 25 1066 in Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey Canterbury Catherdal
The Norman Conquest : Tied England with Continental Europe Created powerful monarchies Changed the English culture Created the most sophisticated governmental system in Europe
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