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Primary Source • A unique primary source exists to document the Ba9le of Has=ngs
• It is an embroidered piece of linen 210’ long and 20” tall.
• It is called the Bayeux Tapestry – tells the story of William & Harold and the Ba9le of Has=ngs
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William as King
• William had a profound effect on England. • To reward his Norman supporters and punish the Anglo-‐Saxons who had supported Harold, William took most English /tles from the Anglo-‐Saxons and gave them to his Normans.
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William’s Legacy • Normans became the ruling class and the Old English were now a part of the lower classes.
• William spoke French and though he tried to learn English, he was not successful. As a result, none of his Norman occupiers learned to speak English either. Further, many French and La/n words made their way into the English language and changed it forever.
English words derived from French
• A)orney from the Old French atourné • jail from Old French jaiole (meaning cage) • parliament from Anglo-‐La=n parliamentum, from Old French parlement, from parler to speak
• soldier from Old French soudier • treaty from Old French traité • juice from Old French jus • sausage from Old Norman French saussiche
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William’s Legacy • To be9er understand (and tax) his new subjects, William created a detailed census book which listed every man, woman, and animal in England.
• This book, known as the Domesday Book, was commissioned in 1085 and was the first census taken since the collapse of the Roman Empire.
• This established claim for the Normans who were given land by William. It was used for centuries to determine land rights
• There would not be as comprehensive a census taken again un=l the 1900s.
William’s Legacy • Every ruler of England since William the Conqueror can trace their ancestry back to him.
• His introducCon of Norman administrators has been credited with making England a world power.
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Norman Invasion
Tree AcCvity • Leaves- Important people
and countries that were involved.
• Trunk- Important dates of
the invasion- be sure to tell what happened on those dates
• Roots- causes that led up
to the Norman Invasion
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William the Conqueror
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Before the Ba)le People Involved About the Ba)le
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The Normans: The Ba)le of HasCngs: The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and his victory at the Ba9le of Has=ngs on 14 October 1066 over King Harold II of England. Harold's army was badly depleted in the English victory at the Ba9le of Stamford Bridge in Northern England on 25 September 1066 over the army of King Harald III of Norway. By early 1071, William had secured control of most of England, although rebellions and resistance con=nued to approximately 1088. The Norman conquest was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the na=ve ruling class, replacing it with a foreign, French-‐speaking monarchy, aristocracy, and clerical hierarchy. This, in turn, brought about a transforma=on of the English language and the culture of England in a new era ojen referred to as Norman England. By bringing England under the control of rulers origina=ng in France, the Norman conquest linked the country more closely with con=nental Europe, lessened Scandinavian influence, and also set the stage for a rivalry with France that would con=nue intermi9ently for many centuries. It also had important consequences for the rest of the Bri=sh Isles, paving the way for further Norman conquests in Wales and Ireland, and the extensive penetra=on of the aristocracy of Scotland by Norman and other French-‐speaking families, with the accompanying spread of con=nental ins=tu=ons and cultural influences.
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