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British History The Norman Conquest ( 1066 – 1154)

British History The Norman Conquest ( 1066 – 1154). Fabio Pesaresi fpesaresi@alice.it. The Normans. Edward the Confessor dies in 1066 (no children ) Claimants to the throne Harold William Harald Hardrada. William the Conqueror. 1066 Defeats Harold

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British History The Norman Conquest ( 1066 – 1154)

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  1. BritishHistoryThe Norman Conquest( 1066 – 1154) Fabio Pesaresi fpesaresi@alice.it

  2. The Normans

  3. Edward the Confessor dies in 1066 (no children) Claimantsto the throne Harold William HaraldHardrada

  4. William the Conqueror 1066 Defeats Harold at the BattleofHastings

  5. Events in 1066

  6. Bayeuxtapestry

  7. William Duke ofNormandy crownedking on Christmas Day 1066

  8. Distributedlandstonoblemen but NOT forests and towns • Permittedtobuildcastlesto dominate the lands(White Tower in London)

  9. Feudal system

  10. Feudalduties The socage

  11. Domesday Book(1086) • toknow the state ofhisrealm • tolevypropertytaxes(geld)

  12. Relationshipwith the Church • Business-likerelationshipwith the Church(Peter’s Pence) • Ecclesiasticalcourtsfor the clergynormalcourtsnotinfluencedby the church

  13. Successors William II Rufus (1087-1100) Henry I (1100-1135) Empress Matilda Stephen

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