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The Norman Conquest
Competition for the Crown
Death of King Edward the Confessor: January 1066
Succession: ǀ Harold Godwinson →
brother-in-law of Edward
Four Kings
Edgar The Aetheling
Harold Godwinson
William, DukeOf Normandy
Swegn Estrithson, King
Of Denmark
• Two invasions:
– Harald Hardrada of Norway
– William, the duke of Normandy
The Battle of Hastings
14 October 1066
Army of 20000 Norman warriors
Combination of different arms
Offensive strategy
The Church
• Controversy: Dead religion
before the Norman Conquest?
Normans and Britons – many things in common?
Reforming Christianity?
Powerful positions:French clergy
Constructionof new churches across England
ArtsClunaic reform:
recovery of consecrated scriptoria
Norman stonework
The Bayeaux Tapestry
Literature
Old English topics
French ones• Romance• Allegory
• Popular tales• Exempli• Fabliau• Bestiaries• Chronicles
The Bayeaux Tapestry
Very significant work of medieval art
Bishop Odo of Bayeaux, half-brother of William the Conqueror
The Norman perspective Justification of the
illegitimate invasion
Harold slain with an arrow through his eye
English Romanesque Architecture
800AD – 1100 ADOrigins: The
Bizantine EmpireNew kind of
buildings, materials and techniques
Stone vault ceilings
Archs
Buttressess
The expansion of castles in England
• The Motte and • Bailey Castles
FearSubmission
Wealth Envy
• Virtual tour of the Motte and Baley Castle
• http://www.timeref.com/3dindex.htm
Language changes
Society• Intermarriage
common among all levels of society
• Population Bigger cities and towns
• Rural society changed:CROP ROTATIONKept the country profitable
Wool processed in England
Generated new jobs
Construction of buildings and cathedrals artisans and craftmen with jobs for lifetime.
Economy 10thC economy
Markets
Towns
• Kings and lords Stimulated the wealthof their country coinage boroughs
• Men wealth strength of hierarchic society role or lordship
Summary
• Elite replacement• Change on governmental system Feudalism• Language: French – Latin – English• Castles introduced in England• Laws passed to give normans more power• Change of buildings’ style• Army occupation in much of the country• English bishops and monks Norman
bishops and monks
Questions 1.- Which of these were the consequences of the Norman
Conquest?a)Introduction of French b)Establishment of the monarchyc)Introduction of Feudalismc) All of thesed) None of these
2.- After The Norman Conquest there was a linguistic change: a)The common people started to speak French.b)The aristocracy and the clergy spoke Latin.c) Everyone took French as the daily language.d)None of these.
3.- The innovation in architecture was the proliferation of castles. T/F
4.- The English law system was the same as the Norman law system. T/F
Extra exercises
• To help you revise:http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/1066_claims/diagram.htm
Quizz on the Feudal System:http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/Conquest/feudalism/fedud_recap.htm
Ordering Game of The Battle of Hastingshttp://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/1066/orderinghomework.pdf
A 1066 word search
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/1066/1066Search.PDF
Bibliography used
• www.SchoolHistory.co.uk• www.passmorehistory.homestead.com • www.eyewitnesstohistory.com • http://geoffboxell.tripod.com/1066.htm • www.localhistories.org/middle.html• http://en.wikipedia.org • www.essentialnormanconquest.com/encyclopedia.htm• www.bbc.co.uk/history• www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_01.shtml
Done by:
Christina Munder Estelles andArmonía Hita Garrido