1. The norman invasion 1066.
Ingrid Saarepuu
2015

2. Canute Conquered England and became king in 1016;
King of England, Norway and Denmark;
Effective ruler;
Territorial lordships;
Unified system of government;
Ended the practice of paying Danegeld;
Died in 1035;

3. Edward the Confessor Became king in 1042; Piety;
Demographic growth and agarian expansion;
Father-in-law Earl Godwin of Wessex;
No children (problem of succession);
Died in 1066;
if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it

4. The three claimants to the throne
Harald Hardrada
Harold Godwinson
William of Normandy

5. The reign of Harold Godwinson
And the Battle of Hastings
Reigned for less than a year (6th of January until 14th October, );
Harald Hardrada landed in North-Eastern England, Duke William near Hastings;
New army;
The Battle of Hastings;
Normans on horses, but Anglo-Saxons on top of a hill;
Anglo-Saxons were defeated, Harold mortally wounded;
Last succesful invasion of Britain;
Depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry;

6. The bayeux tapestry

7. The reign of William Edgar had to submit; William marched to London;
Was acclaimed king in Westminster Abbey;
1066;
Feudal system, treated natives as serfs;
Domesday book;
French, Latin and English;
Most prominent surviving remains (The White Tower and Durham Cathedral)
William was described as tall and strong, he was also a famous soldier

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