7th grade World History

1. I can Analyze the Battle of Hastings and
the long term historical impact of William
the Conqueror on England and Northern
France
7.2 Examine the Norman Invasion, Battle
of Hastings, and the impact of the reign of
William the Conqueror on England and
Northern France.

2. Based on this artwork, what predictions can you make
about the people in it? They are called the Normans.

3. Let’s
locate the
Normans
Normandy
& Hastings

5. • William was the duke of Normandy. In 1051
William visited England and met with Edward, his
cousin. Edward was childless, so he promised to
make William king when he died. On Edward’s
death bed he granted the kingdom to Harold
Godwine. Edward died in 1066 and Harold
claimed the throne.
• William was not happy! He disputed this claim!
• What do do you think happened next?

6. • William was the duke of Normandy. In 1051
William visited England and met with Edward, his
cousin. Edward was childless, so he promised to
make William king when he died. On Edward’s
death bed he granted the kingdom to Harold
Godwine. Edward died in 1066 and Harold
claimed the throne.
• William was not happy! He disputed this claim!
• What do do you think happened next?

7. • Sept 28th- William landed in England
• Oct 13th- Harold arrived near Hastings, England
with his army.
• Oct 14th- William led the battle!
Who do you
think won?

8. • Harold Godwinson
met William, Duke
of Normandy at
Hastings, a city on
the southern coast
of England

9. 1. What year was the Battle of Hastings?
2. What was the cause of the Battle of Hastings?
3. Why did William win the battle?

10. • Harold was killed in the bloody battle. (He
was shot in the eye with an arrow.) William
was crowned the first Norman king of
England
• Battle of Hastings:
Normans (French) William
Versus
Hastings (Anglo Saxons) Harold

11. Bell Work
• Class discussion about William and England

12. • William had a profound effect on England.
• To reward his Norman
supporters and punish the
Anglo-Saxons who had
supported Harold, William
took most English titles from
the Anglo-Saxons and gave
them to his Normans.

13. • Normans became the ruling class and the Old
English were now a part of the lower classes.
• William spoke French and though he tried to
learn English, he was not successful. As a
result, none of his Norman occupiers learned
to speak English either. Further, many French
and Latin words made their way into the
English language and changed it forever.

14. • attorney from the Old French atourné
• jail from Old French jaiole (meaning cage),
• parliament from Anglo-Latin parliamentum, from
Old French parlement, from parler to speak,
• soldier from Old French soudier
• treaty from Old French traité,
• juice from Old French jus,
• sausage from Old Norman French saussiche,

15. • To better understand (and tax) his new subjects,
William created a detailed census book which listed
every man, woman, and animal in England.
• This book, known as the Domesday Book, was
commissioned in 1085 and was the first census
taken since the collapse of the Roman Empire.
• This established claim for the Normans who were
given land by William. It was used for centuries to
determine land rights
• There would not be
as comprehensive a
census taken again until
the 1900s.

16. • Every ruler of England since William the Conqueror
can trace their ancestry back to him.
• His introduction of the Norman lifestyle has been
credited with making England a world power.

17. The Normans: The Battle of Hastings: William the Conqueror
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of
England by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and his victory at the Battle of
Hastings on 14 October 1066 over King Harold II of England. Harold's army was badly
depleted in the English victory at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in Northern England on 25
September 1066 over the army of King Harald III of Norway. By early 1071, William had
secured control of most of England, although rebellions and resistance continued to
approximately 1088.
The Norman conquest was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native
ruling class, replacing it with a foreign, French-speaking monarchy, that really made a
separation between the rulers and peasants.
By bringing England under the control of rulers originating in France, the Norman
conquest linked the country more closely with continental Europe and also set the stage
for a rivalry with France that would continue for many centuries. It also changed the
English language by adding French and Latin words.