Norman Conquest of England

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The Norman Conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and subsequent occupation of England by William the Conqueror and his Norman forces, which fundamentally transformed the country’s ruling elite, language, and governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century event
historical event
invasion
military conquest
alsoKnownAs Norman Conquest
cause Harold Godwinson's coronation as king of England
William of Normandy's claim to the English crown
disputed succession to the English throne
commander Harald Hardrada
Harold Godwinson
William the Conqueror
countryAffected Kingdom of England
endDate 1071
hasPart Battle of Fulford
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Harrying of the North
Norman consolidation of power in England
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
impact integration of England into the Norman and wider continental European sphere
profound change in English ruling elite
strong influence of Norman French on English language
transformation of English legal and administrative systems
keyEvent Battle of Hastings
coronation of William I of England
keyYear 1066
languageContext Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Old English
location England
notableFigure Harald III of Norway
Harold II of England
linked to: Harold Godwinson

William I of England
precededBy Edward the Confessor's death
succession crisis of 1066
primaryBelligerent Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
region British Isles
result Domesday survey and Domesday Book
Norman victory
accession of William I as king of England
construction of Norman castles in England
end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England
establishment of Norman rule in England
feudalization of English society
introduction of Norman French-speaking aristocracy
reorganization of English Church
replacement of Anglo-Saxon elite by Norman nobility
startDate 1066-09-28
supportedBy Pope Alexander II
symbolizedBy Bayeux Tapestry

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Battle of Hastings partOf Norman Conquest of England
Battle of Hastings hasEffect Norman Conquest of England
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describesEvent Norman Conquest of England
Normandy knownFor Norman Conquest of England
Normandy historicalEvent Norman Conquest of England
House of Wessex significantEvent Norman Conquest of England
Wales (parts) associatedWith Norman conquest
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Winchester Castle significantEvent Norman Conquest of England
Law French originatedAfter Norman Conquest of England
Wace wroteAboutEvent Norman Conquest of England
Harold Godwinson notableEvent Norman Conquest of England
Harold Godwinson conflict English-Norman conflict of 1066
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Battle of Stamford Bridge relatedEvent Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Normans notableEvent Norman Conquest of England
subject linked to: Norman
Anglo-Saxon England endCause Norman Conquest of England
The History of England focusesOnEvent Norman Conquest
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Ealdgyth beforeEvent Norman Conquest of England
Norman Conquest of England alsoKnownAs Norman Conquest
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
coronation of William I as King of England mainSubject Norman Conquest of England
coronation of William I as King of England follows Norman invasion of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Bayeux Tapestry depicts Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
King of the English usedBeforeEvent Norman Conquest of England
Falaise, Duchy of Normandy linkedTo Norman Conquest of England
House of Normandy notableEvent Norman Conquest of England
Harrying of the North follows Norman Conquest of England
Harrying of the North partOf Norman consolidation of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Herleva of Falaise associatedWith Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
County of Boulogne participatedIn Norman Conquest of England
d’Aubigny associatedWith Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Peveril Castle builtAfter Norman Conquest of England
William of Malmesbury wroteAbout Norman Conquest of England
Henry of Huntingdon wroteAbout Norman Conquest of England
Duchy of Normandy event Norman Conquest of England
subject linked to: medieval Duchy of Normandy
Matilda of Flanders associatedWith Norman Conquest of England
Adeliza of Normandy associatedWithEvent Norman Conquest of England
Chapel of St John the Evangelist associatedWith Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Marcher lordships createdAfter Norman Conquest of England
Anglo-Saxon witan existedBefore Norman Conquest of England
Canterbury Castle builtAfter Norman Conquest of England
de Montgomery associatedWithEvent Norman Conquest of England
Norman invasion of Ireland followed Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Anglo-Saxon law endedBy Norman Conquest of England
Saxon church of St Mary in Castro builtBefore Norman Conquest of England
Peverel family associatedWith Norman Conquest of England
Duchy of Normandy significantEvent Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Roman de Rou subject Norman conquest of England
linked to: Norman Conquest of England
Earl of Wessex endCause Norman Conquest of England
Senlac Hill associatedWith Norman Conquest of England
House of Godwin associatedWithEvent Norman Conquest of England
Ealdgyth of Mercia associatedWith Norman Conquest of England