William the Conqueror and the Norman Invasion

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William the Conqueror and the Norman Invasion
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Origins

• William I was born in 1028 in Normandy
• He was the Duke of Normandy from 1035-1087
• King of England from 1066-1087

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Normandy
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King of England

• William visited his cousin Edward the Confessor
  in 1052 (King of England)
• Edward promised William that he would succeed him
  after his death
• Edward passed away in 1066

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Trouble

• Englands nobles decided to elect Harold as the
  king of England
• William rebelled and got the support of Pope
  Alexander II
• William assembled a fleet of 600 ships and 7000
  men to invade England

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Invasion begins

• William landed in England September 28, 1066
• He assembled a pre-made wooden castle on Harolds
  personal estate
• This made Harold react quickly without thinking

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Battle of Hastings

• Harold was fighting a rival in northern England
  at the time
• Harold marched his army 250 miles in 9 days to
  fight William
• The Battle of Hastings would begin October 14th,
  1066

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Battle of Hastings

• Both sides had about 7,000-8,000 men
• The English (Anglo-Saxons) were defeated
• Harold was wounded in the face with an arrow and
  later killed with hand weapons

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Aftermath

• William began to make his way toward London
• William was crowned King of England Christmas Day
  1066
• Resistance remained in northern England until 1075

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Bayeaux Tapestry

• This is a tapestry that is 20 inches by 230 feet
• Its believed that Queen Matilda, Williams wife,
  ordered its creation
• It depicts the Norman victory of 1066

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Bayeaux Tapestry

• William coming to England

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Bayeaux Tapestry

• Some think this may be a picture of Harolds
  death

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Significance

• William commissioned the creation of the Domesday
  Book
• This was similar to modern census
• The purpose was to determine what people owned
  and where they lived
• This was so they could be taxed

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Significance

• William built many castles to stop rebellions
• Also constructed the Tower of London
• Land was taken from the church and given to loyal
  Normans

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Tower of London