1. British History The Norman Conquest ( 1066 – 1154) British History The Norman Conquest ( 1066 – 1154) Fabio Pesaresi fpesaresi@alice.it

2. The Normans

3. Edward the Confessor dies in 1066 (no children) Claimants to the throne Harold William Harald Hardrada

4. William the Conqueror 1066 Defeats Harold at the Battle of Hastings

5. Events in 1066

6. Bayeux tapestry

8. William Duke of Normandy crowned king on Christmas Day 1066

9. ► Distributed lands to noblemen but NOT forests and towns but NOT forests and towns ► Permitted to build castles to dominate the lands (White Tower in London)

10. Feudal system

11. Feudal duties The socage

12. Domesday Book (1086) ► to know the state of his realm ► to levy property taxes (geld)

13. Relationship with the Church ► Business-like relationship with the Church (Peter’s Pence) ► Ecclesiastical courts for the clergy normal courts not influenced by the church

14. Successors William II Rufus (1087-1100) Henry I (1100-1135) Empress Matilda Matilda Stephen Stephen