ENGLANDWILLIAM the Conqueror

(1066-1087)

• Duke of Normandy

• Candidate for throne of England with Harold of Norway and Harold Godwine

• Harold Godwine defeats Harold of Norway

• William defeats Harold Godwine at the battle of Hastings in 1066

THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY

•Wall hanging of wool sewn into coarse linen cloth

•Recounts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066

•20” wide and 231’ long

•Illustrates life of the Middle Ages

Bayeux Tapestry

Accomplishments of William

• Replaces Anglo-Saxon lords and clergy with Normans

• Salisbury Oath

• Domesday Book

Henry II(1154-1189)

• England becomes a nation state

• Court System– Common law– Judges– Jury

FRANCE

• Hugh Capet (987-996)– Expanded influence of Capetian Crown

• Philip II (1180-1223)– Regain land from England

• Louis IX (1226-1270)– Fair and peaceful

France cont.

• Philip IV “The Fair” (1285-1314)– Violent– Role of religion– Conflict with church (Boniface VIII)– Third Estate

WILLIAM, Duke of Normandy &ALFRED, King of England