William the Conqueror
Great castle fortress built for William the Conqueror
Was chosen to succeed Edward the Confessor because Edward had no children
Harold
William the conqueror was crowned on this day, in this place
1000 AD, Christmas Day, Canterbury Cathedral
Land of the Northmen
Normandy
Edward the Confessor
The three languages the people of England spoke
The people spoke Anglo-Saxon, the Nobles spoke Norman-French, and the Church and intellectuals spoke Latin.
Recorded information from national census
Doomsday Book
The battle that decided the fate of England
William the conqueror convinced many Norman nobles to follow him because of this
He promised to give them land in England
William's name before he conquered England
This king changed the vassal system of England by requiring everyone to take a direct oath of allegiance to him
William the Conqueror
Normans lived in France, but originally came from here
A council of bishops and nobles
Witan
What were the laws, customs, and government of England like before and after William the Conqueror
The same
How many countries had a claim on England?
4 (Anglo-Saxons, Welsh, Normans, and Danes)