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REASONS FOR THE NORMAN INVASION

Dispute over who had the right to the throne after King Edward the Confessor died in January 1066.

Both William the Conqueror and Harold Godwineson believed they had to right to the throne.

Godwineson took throne after he promised William the throne.

NORMAN INVASION

William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy

William used the broken promise(he was promised the throne and then was denied it) to gain papal support

Attained troops quickly and raised an army.

William attacked England with his Norman army

Fought his way to Hastings; which included burning crops and destroying agricultural production

Defeated the English easily

FEUDALISM

The system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the around 1066 to the 15th century.

Mutual Obligation between one person and another.

Following Battle of Hastings and Norman Conquest

Introduced by the Normans

When Muslims Threatened to invade Rome

FEUDALISM

Fief is the land

A lord is the land owner and gives the land in exchange for military

services

Vassal is a person who receives the land

The easy way to “pay” the army

CAPETIAN DYNASTY

Dynasty lasted from 987-996 AD

Hugh Capet was the founding monarch and the son of a French Duke

He waved his right to the throne

Capet gained land between the Loire and Seine Rivers

Was very powerful and was considered to be unofficial ruler

Was named Hugh the Great!

After death of King Luthair Capet self appointed himself King.

END OF CAPETIAN RULE

Capetians initially controlled only the duchy of France

Philip III the Bold (1270-1285)

County of Toulouse

FUN VIDEO ABOUT FUEDALISM!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LtbFQEXRBU

WORKS CITIEDhttp://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/592375?terms=norman+invasion

http://www. Fofweb.com/Nuhistory/default.asp?itemid= we49

http://ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/574434?terms=capetian+dynasty

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/feudalism-in-england.htm

http://www.mapcruzin.com/free-maps-united-kingdom/england_france_1152.jpg

http://academic.udayton.edu/williamschuerman/Expansions_of_French_Monarchy.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LtbFQEXRBU

http://teachers.saschina.org/rderozario/files/2011/01/feudalismchart11.GIF

http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/capetian_france.gif