NORMAN CONQUEST

Joanna Lättemägi

In reminder

King Egbert became the 1st king of England and united all the small Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

Reign of Egbert´s grandson king Alfred the Great, Wessex became the centre of resistance against the Danes

The Norman invasion

1016, England was conquered by the Danish king Canute, an effective ruler

Canute had married Emma, the widow of the Saxon king Ethelred, who had a son Edward

Canute died, his sons did not reign long 1042, reign of Edward the Confessor, the

Saxon line of kings was restored Edward was a weak king Edward had no children, died in 1066

The Norman invasion

Edward had no children, died in 1066 Succession trouble, three men claimed

the throne: 1) The son of Edward´s father-in-law Earl

Godwin of Wessex, Harold Godwin, claimed that Edward had promised him the throne on his deathbed

2) Duke William of Normandy claimed that Edward had promised him the throne as well

3) Edward´s great-nephew, Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway

The Battle of Stamford Bridge – Harold Godwin vs Harald Hardrada

The Battle of Hastings – Harold Godwin vs Duke William of Normandy

Winner William of Normandy aka William the Conqueror

The Battle of Hastings

On 14 October 1066 Near Hastings, East Sussex, on the south coast Close to present-day Battle Decisive Norman victory 10,000 soldiers for William; 7,000 for Harold English army; lead by Harold Godwin Norman-French army; Duke William of Normandy The last successful invasion of Britain Turning point for English history and language

Tom Lovell

Bayeux Tapestry

Nearly 70 m long Not actually a tapestry, but an embroidered

cloth Depicts the events that lead to the Norman

conquest of England Depicts The Battle of Hastings About 50 scenes Text in Latin with English influence Listed as a “Memory of the World” by UNESCO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtGoBZ4D4

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Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry

http://www.britishbattles.com/norman-conquest/battle-hastings.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hastings_battle_1066.htm

http://www.tapestry-bayeux.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_con

quest_of_England