 William I was born in 1028 in Normandy  He was the Duke of Normandy from  King of England from

 William visited his cousin Edward the Confessor in 1052 (King of England)  Edward promised William that he would succeed him after his death  Edward passed away in 1066

 England’s nobles decided to elect Harold as the king of England  William rebelled and got the support of Pope Alexander II  William assembled a fleet of 600 ships and 7000 men to invade England

 William landed in England September 28, 1066  Wm. assembles a pre-made wooden castle on Harold’s personal estate  This forces Harold to react quickly

 Harold was fighting a rival in northern England at the time  Harold marches his army 250 miles in 9 days to fight William  The Battle of Hastings would begin October 14 th, 1066

 Both sides had about 7,000-8,000 men  The English (Anglo-Saxons) were defeated  Harold was wounded in the face with an arrow and later killed with hand weapons

 William began to make his way toward London  William was crowned King of England Christmas Day 1066  Resistance remained in northern England until 1075

 This is a tapestry that is 20 inches by 230 feet  It’s believed that Queen Matilda, William’s wife, ordered its creation  It depicts the Norman victory of 1066

 William coming to England

 Some think this may be a picture of Harold’s death

 William commissioned the creation of the Domesday Book  This was similar to modern census  The purpose was to determine what people owned and where they lived  This was so they could be taxed

 William built many castles to stop rebellions  Also constructed the Tower of London  Land was taken from the church and given to loyal Normans