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04 Conquest and Feudal Rule (Norman Conquest of England)

Presentation about the Norman conquest of England. It includes kings William I to Henry I of England. It can be used to talk about the lines of succesion, as well as to initiate the discussion of Feudalism in England.

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04 Conquest and Feudal Rule (Norman Conquest of England)

Presentation about the Norman conquest of England. It includes kings William I to Henry I of England. It can be used to talk about the lines of succesion, as well as to initiate the discussion of Feudalism in England.

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Conquest and Feudal

Rule
The Norman Conquest Feudalism Kingship: A Family Business Magna
Carta and the Decline of Feudalism

Who Shall be King?

Vikings arrived from Northern


Europe.
They settled in different parts
of the island.
They disputed the land with
the Anglo-Saxons.

Vikings ruled east and north


of England.
This was
Danelaw.

known

as

the

English
people
occupied
some of the Celtic lands.

Bit by bit the Anglo-Saxons


recovered the power of big
chunks of land.

thelred the Unready


(978-1013 / 1014-1016)

He created the Danegeld, money paid for


Vikings not to raid an English town.

People hated the idea, but couldnt do


much about it.

Died in battle against Cnut.

Cnut the Great


(1016 1035)

He became the King of all England.

Danish

United the nation, repsecting their culture

Edward the Confessor


(June 8 1042 5 January 1066)

Chosen by the Witan

Son of thelred the Unready and Emma of


Normandy

More interest in church than in politics

Edward the Confessor


(June 8 1042 5 January 1066)

Brought many Normans to help him rule.

Met Macbeth and sent Malcolm to seize


Scotland

When he died, Normans didnt want to leave, so


they started a war

He Promised the Crown to William of Normandy

Harold Godwinson
(5 January 1066 14 October 1066)

Last Anglo-Sxon King in England

Half-brother of Edward, chosen by the Witan

In September, he defeated Harald Hardrada,


Danish Viking

Died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

William the Conqueror


(25 Dec 1066 9 Sep 1087)

First Norman King of England

Claimed the throne, saying Edward had


promised it to him

Killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings

Died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

He ruled both Anglo-Saxon England and Normandy

His reign didnt consolidate until many years after he


was crowned.

Castles started to be built because of him.

The Norman Conquest

In the Island, 4 different peoples


lived.

This is the Island William came


to rule.

The Norman Empire is now


bigger tan ever.

This didnt please the French.

William advanced, destroying


entire villages

He kept fighting until 1070.

Whenever he stopped a
rebellion, he killed the villagers
and gave the land to French or
Norman people.

Feudalism

How did it start?

William conquered land.

He gave it to a noble

He kept a fifth of all the land, securing his


power.

How did it start?

William conquered land.

He gave it to a noble

He kept a fifth of all the land, securing his


power.

What is it?

Less powerfull people promise loyalty to


the most powerful ones in return for
protection from danger.

The King is connected to the peasant

The greater noble gives a part of his land


to a lesser noble

Domesday Book

William wanted to know who


he had given land to.

It still exists.

Kingship: A Family Business

William II (Rufus)
(9 Sep 1087 2 Aug 1100)

His brother was given the Duchy of


Normandy.

He was given England by his father.

His brother didnt like him, but still asked him


for help.

He died at a hunting accident.

Henry I of England
(2 Aug 1100 1 Dec 1134)

Immediately after Williams death, he went to


claim the throne

He made a treaty with Robert to keep England.

He betrayed him and defetaed him in the Battle


of Tinchebray.

His son William Adelin died in the White Ship


disaster of 1120, trying to sabe his sister Matilda.

Stephen, King of England


(22 Dec 1135 25 Oct 1154)

Grandson of William the Conqueror

Fought against Mathilda for Englands Throne.

His reign saw The Anarchy happen.

Accepted Mathildas Son, Henry II


(Plantagenet) to succeed him.

Henry II of England
(19 Dec 1154 6 Jul 1189)

Son of Mathilda and Geoffrey Plantagenet.

First unquestioned ruler of theEnglish throne

Destroyed many of Stephens castles

Increased the territory owned by England.

Henry II of England
(19 Dec 1154 6 Jul 1189)

His empire was settled in Anjou.

Fought against his sons, Richard and John

He died a poor man.

Richard I of England
(6 Jul 1189 6 April 1199)

Known as Richard Lionheart

He participated in the third French Crusade


against Saladin (Holy Land, muslim).

Captured by the King of Austria.

Built a castle in Normandy, only to lose it


wheh killed.

John, King of England


(6 Apr 1199 19 Oct 1216)

Made feudal lords trials a Federal issue.

He was very greedy and, thus, lost Normandy


to Louis VIIII of France.

He wasnt accepted by the Pope, who placed


Stephen Langton as Bishop of Canterbury.

He was forced to sign the Magna Carta

Magna Carta and the Decline of


Feudalism

What is it?

Ensure protection to the feudal lords.

Created a group called The 24 Barons

Every King must recognise it on their


coronation day.

It marked the beginning of the Feudal


systems disappearing.

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