Norman England

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  • Norman England
    • William the conqueror
      • Born in 1066 and died 1087.
      • William I usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the *******.
      • first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onwards
      • Battle of Hastings
        • The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William .   Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
          • In addition, he unsuccessfully claimed the Danish throne until 1064 and the English throne in 1066.
        • William wins and kills Harold Hadraada.
    • Peoples lives
      • The Normans came from northern France, in a region called Normandy. The Normans invaded England in 1066 because they wanted to have Norman king in England after the Anglo-Saxon king died. ... The Normans built wooden houses covered in a mixture of mud, dung and straw, which kept them warm in the winter.
    • Harald Hardrada
      • Harald Sigurdsson, given the epithet Hardrada in the sagas, was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066.
    • Harold Godwinson
      • Harold Godwinson, often called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England.
        • Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England.

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