THE MIDDLE AGES 1066- 1485

Norman Invasion to

Final War of the Roses

THE NORMAN LINE

MATILDAEMPRESS OF BRITAIN

HENRY IK ING OF ENGLAND

W ILLIAM THE CONQUERORDUKE OF NORMANDY

BORN ~1027DIED 1087

BATTLE OF HASTINGS

OCTOBER 1066WILLIAM OF NORMANDYINVADES

HAROLD OF BRITAIN

WILLIAM’S CONTROL

FACTORS•NAMED HIMSELF KING •USED ENGLISH IN CEREMONIES

•APPOINTED FRENCH PRIESTS•GAVE LAND TO KNIGHTS

WILLIAM’S CONTROL FACTORS

•CREATED DOMESDAY BOOK•SURVEYED & TAXED•BUILT TOWERS FOR TROOPS

CHANGES IN THE LANGUAGE

ANGLO-SAXON NORMAN FRENCH

MIDDLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGES

PLANTAGENET BEGINNINGS

HENRY I

MATILDAGEOFFREY

PLANTAGENET

HENRY IIELEANOR OFAQUITAINE

STEPHEN

THE ROYAL SONS

R IC H AR DLIO N -H EAR T

JO H N

H EN R Y II a nd ELEAN O R

MEDIEVAL KINGS

RICHARD III (YORK)

HENRY V (LANCASTER)

EDW ARD I (PLANTAGENET)

CHURCH ORGANIZATION

• NEW TESTAMENT– CONGREGATIONA

L– COOPERATIVE

BUT INDEPENDENT

– HEAVENLY HEADQUARTERS

– LOCAL CHURCH GOVERNMENT WITH LOCAL LEADERS

• MEDIEVAL TRADITION– HIGHLY

ORGANIZED– TOP-TO-BOTTOM

MANAGEMENT– EARTHLY

HEADQUARTERS– SYSTEM OF

HEIRARCHY WITH ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS, PRIESTS