bayeux tapestry. william the conqueror - born 1028 - ambitious and energetic -duke if normandy,...
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Bayeux Tapestry
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William the Conqueror- born 1028- Ambitious and Energetic -Duke if Normandy, inherited the title from Father-Was not liked because he was the illegitimate son of Robert the I-Rebellion throughout Normandy-First cousin of Edward the Confessor
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Normandy
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Harold Godwinson
- Anglo-Saxon, Earl of Wessex-Shipwrecked on the coast of Normandy-Taken prisoner- life was spared by William-Friendship established= OATH OF LOYALTY- Fought battles together, Harold was a great military man- Went back to England and accept the throne from Edward the Confessor.-Broke the oath of loyalty to William, as William claimed he was to take the throne
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Wessex
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Pre Battle- William built ships to carry horses, knights armour, food, servants and men across the English Channel to dock at Hastings-Harold was busy up north in York battling a Viking invasion led by the King of Norway- Harold Hardrada.- Williams large feast
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Battle of Hastings
-Harold’s military defeated Harold Hardrada. -Rushed down to Hastings to fights Williams military-Tired and in need of resources the battle lasted all day with William’s men ending in victory-King Harold dies in battle.-William is Crowned king of England on December 25th in London.-established a new social hierarchy with the monarch as the true leader, nobility, and serfs/freeholders-Established the feudal system
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