Today I have your results from the history assignment, which was last weeks assignment.
By: Rebecca-Lou Long
William the Conqueror
Was the first Norman King, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. The descendant of Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son. William's final years were marked by difficulties in his continental domains, troubles with his eldest son, and threatened invasions of England by the Danes. In 1086 William ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book, a survey listing all the landholders in England along with their holdings. William died in September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, and was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, the settling of a new Norman nobility on the land, and change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire, but instead continued to administer each part separately. William's lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to his eldest son, Robert, and his second surviving son, William, received England.
King Harold II of England is defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, fought on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, England. At the end of the bloody, all-day battle, Harold was killed–shot in the eye with an arrow, according to legend–and his forces were destroyed. He was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Just over two weeks before, William, the duke of Normandy, had invaded England, claiming his right to the English throne. In 1051, William is believed to have visited England and met with his cousin Edward the Confessor, the childless English king. According to Norman historians, Edward promised to make William his heir. On his deathbed, however, Edward granted the kingdom to Harold Godwine, head of the leading noble family in England and more powerful than the king himself. In January 1066, King Edward died, and Harold Godwine was proclaimed King Harold II. William immediately disputed his claim. On September 28, 1066, William landed in England at Pevensey, on Britain’s southeast coast, with approximately 7,000 troops and cavalry. Seizing Pevensey, he then marched to Hastings, where he paused to organize his forces. On October 13, Harold arrived near Hastings with his army, and the next day William led his forces out to give battle. After his victory at the Battle of Hastings, William marched on London and received the city’s submission. On Christmas Day, 1066, he was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end. French became the language of the king’s court and gradually blended with the Anglo-Saxon tongue to give birth to modern English. William I proved an effective king of England, and the “Domesday Book,” a great census of the lands and people of England, was among his notable achievements. Upon the death of William I in 1087, his son, William Rufus, became William II, the second Norman king of England.
Wow Rebecca! That was a lot of information, and I found it was very interesting to see all the information you found. I like how you set it out with the link then information from it! I give you an A++ on this assignment!
History Lesson 1: William the Conqueror
Name: William the Conqueror
Occupation: Military Leader, King
Birth Date: 1028
Death Date September 9th 1087
Place of Birth: Normandy, France
Place of Death: Rouen, France
William was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until death in 1087. He was the son of unmarried Robert I, Duke of Normandy by Robert’s mistress Herleva.
William married Matilda of Flanders in 1050’s. He built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066, decisively defeating and killing Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066. William was crowned King on Christmas day 1066 in London. By: Grace Eve Smith
Wow Grace! I like the variety of information, and i like how it was ordered in the time of when it happened. I really like the set out of the assignment too, so I am giving you an A+ on this assignment!The student of the week is... Rebecca-Lou Long! Congratulations Rebecca!
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