1. BELL WORK Imagine your cousin was the king of England
BELL WORK Imagine your cousin was the king of England. He promised you the throne. When he died, he gave the throne to someone else. Tell a partner how you would feel if this happened to you.

2. Standard & Objective
I can evaluate the events that led up to the Norman Invasion, and explain the impact on France and England because of William the Conquerors win at the Battle of Hastings.
7.35 Examine the Norman Invasion, Battle of Hastings, and the impact of the reign of William the Conqueror on England and Northern France.

3. Prediction & Thinking
FACT: It is called the Bayeux Tapestry and is over 200 feet long and tells the entire story of the Battle of Hastings.
Based on this artwork, what predictions can you make about the people in it? They are called the Normans.

4. Let’s locate the Normans
Normandy & Hastings

5. The Story
William was the duke of Normandy. 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. Edward died in 1066 and Harold claimed the throne.
William was not happy! He disputed this claim!
What do do you think happened next?

6. Autumn of 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?

7. Main Event
Harold Godwinson met William, Duke of Normandy at Hastings, a city on the southern coast of England
The video is a BBC presentation. It lasts about 7 minutes

8. What year was the Battle of Hastings?
2.What was the cause of the Battle of Hastings?
3. What were the advantages of the shield wall?

9. Normans (French) William Hastings (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
Hastings (Anglo Saxons) Harold

10. Close Reading
You will read about the Battle of Hastings and write a short paragraph to explain the impact the Battle of Hastings had on France and England because of William the Conquerors’ win at the Battle of Hastings. You must cite at least two pieces of evidence from the article to support this central idea. Be sure to describe the changes instituted by William over his new territories after being named King of England.

11. 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.

12. 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. Further, 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. The Normans: The Battle of Hastings: William the Conqueror
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066 over King Harold II of England. Harold's army was badly depleted in the English victory at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in Northern England on 25 September 1066 over the army of King Harald III of Norway. By early 1071, William had secured control of most of England, although rebellions and resistance continued to approximately 1088.
The Norman conquest was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class, replacing it with a foreign, French-speaking monarchy, aristocracy, and clerical hierarchy. This, in turn, brought about a transformation of the English language and the culture of England in a new era often referred to as Norman England.
By bringing England under the control of rulers originating in France, the Norman conquest linked the country more closely with continental Europe, lessened Scandinavian influence, and also set the stage for a rivalry with France that would continue intermittently for many centuries. It also had important consequences for the rest of the British Isles, paving the way for further Norman conquests in Wales and Ireland, and the extensive penetration of the aristocracy of Scotland by Norman and other French-speaking families, with the accompanying spread of continental institutions and cultural influences. Describe the changes instituted by William over his new territories after being name King of England.

17. Norman Invasion Tree Activity
Leaves- Important people and countries that were involved.
Trunk- Important dates of the invasion- be sure to tell what happened on those dates
Roots- causes that led up to the Norman Invasion

18. Close Reading
Before the Battle
People Involved
About the Battle

19. Exit Ticket Who were the Normans?
What happened during the Norman Invasion?
What was your favorite part about today’s lesson?