the norman conquest
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The Norman Conquest
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Competition for the Crown
Death of King Edward the Confessor: January 1066
Succession: ǀ Harold Godwinson →
brother-in-law of Edward
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Four Kings
Edgar The Aetheling
Harold Godwinson
William, DukeOf Normandy
Swegn Estrithson, King
Of Denmark
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• Two invasions:
– Harald Hardrada of Norway
– William, the duke of Normandy
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The Battle of Hastings
14 October 1066
Army of 20000 Norman warriors
Combination of different arms
Offensive strategy
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The Church
• Controversy: Dead religion
before the Norman Conquest?
Normans and Britons – many things in common?
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Reforming Christianity?
Powerful positions:French clergy
Constructionof new churches across England
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ArtsClunaic reform:
recovery of consecrated scriptoria
Norman stonework
The Bayeaux Tapestry
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Literature
Old English topics
French ones• Romance• Allegory
• Popular tales• Exempli• Fabliau• Bestiaries• Chronicles
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The Bayeaux Tapestry
Very significant work of medieval art
Bishop Odo of Bayeaux, half-brother of William the Conqueror
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The Norman perspective Justification of the
illegitimate invasion
Harold slain with an arrow through his eye
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English Romanesque Architecture
800AD – 1100 ADOrigins: The
Bizantine EmpireNew kind of
buildings, materials and techniques
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Stone vault ceilings
Archs
Buttressess
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The expansion of castles in England
• The Motte and • Bailey Castles
FearSubmission
Wealth Envy
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• Virtual tour of the Motte and Baley Castle
• http://www.timeref.com/3dindex.htm
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Language changes
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Society• Intermarriage
common among all levels of society
• Population Bigger cities and towns
• Rural society changed:CROP ROTATIONKept the country profitable
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Wool processed in England
Generated new jobs
Construction of buildings and cathedrals artisans and craftmen with jobs for lifetime.
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Economy 10thC economy
Markets
Towns
• Kings and lords Stimulated the wealthof their country coinage boroughs
• Men wealth strength of hierarchic society role or lordship
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Summary
• Elite replacement• Change on governmental system Feudalism• Language: French – Latin – English• Castles introduced in England• Laws passed to give normans more power• Change of buildings’ style• Army occupation in much of the country• English bishops and monks Norman
bishops and monks
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Questions 1.- Which of these were the consequences of the Norman
Conquest?a)Introduction of French b)Establishment of the monarchyc)Introduction of Feudalismc) All of thesed) None of these
2.- After The Norman Conquest there was a linguistic change: a)The common people started to speak French.b)The aristocracy and the clergy spoke Latin.c) Everyone took French as the daily language.d)None of these.
3.- The innovation in architecture was the proliferation of castles. T/F
4.- The English law system was the same as the Norman law system. T/F
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Extra exercises
• To help you revise:http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/1066_claims/diagram.htm
Quizz on the Feudal System:http://www.btinternet.com/~mrfield/Conquest/feudalism/fedud_recap.htm
Ordering Game of The Battle of Hastingshttp://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/1066/orderinghomework.pdf
A 1066 word search
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/1066/1066Search.PDF
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Bibliography used
• www.SchoolHistory.co.uk• www.passmorehistory.homestead.com • www.eyewitnesstohistory.com • http://geoffboxell.tripod.com/1066.htm • www.localhistories.org/middle.html• http://en.wikipedia.org • www.essentialnormanconquest.com/encyclopedia.htm• www.bbc.co.uk/history• www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_01.shtml
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Done by:
Christina Munder Estelles andArmonía Hita Garrido