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Directions—Fastpass—Rewind—Review Battle of Hastings, Oct. 14, 1066 CE
1) Who was King Edward the Confessor?
He was the king of England who had no heirs.
2) What three men tried to claim the thrown?
Real Name/From
Nickname
1-Harald of Norway
Harald the Bad
2-Harold of Wessex, England
Lord Harold
3-William of Normandy, France
Cousin to Edward
Skit Name
(Viking Harald)
(English Harold)
(French Fry William)
3) Who took over when King Edward dies?
Harold of Wessex (English Harold)
4) How did Harald and William react?
They both invaded England.
5) Who invaded first? Viking Harald
6)
What happened to Viking Harald? He was killed in Battle of Stamford Bridge, England
7) Who invades next? William of Normandy
8) What happened at the Battle of Hastings? English Harold is defeated and William wins and become William the Conqueror King of England.
*King William the Conqueror
*King Henry I
William’s 4th son
*Government offices
* Replaced feudal judges with his royal judges
*King Henry II
William’s Great-Grandson
Henry I’s grandson
King John
Henry II’s son
William’s great-great
*Conquered and unifies England
* Loyalty oaths to get support of nobles
*Domesday Book—survey for tax system
Taking power
away from the
lords and gaining
power for the king.
*Judges and juries
*Married the French Eleanor of Aquitaine to get
more land
*Mercenary Army—Loyal to king-don’t rely on lords
*Thomas Becket drama
This makes for a
strong central
government.***
*Had expensive wars/battles he lost land in France (Lackland/Softsword)
*Lied
*Jailed people for no reason
*Picked his own Archbishop of Canterbury—fought with the Pope
*Was excommunicated
*He had to back down—became vassal of Pope
*Continues to raise taxes –ordered nobles to pay for his palace to be built
*Nobles force him to sign Magna Carta 1215 CE—outlines everyone’s role/
responsibility/rights
*The king must follow these rules. If not, nobles can take away his power.
King loses
some powernobles gain
power.
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1) What is happening in this painting
from 1215 CE?
2) Why do you think the nobles are
armed in this painting with King John?
3) Why do you think King John signed
the Magna Carta?
4) What does the Magna Carta say the
king must do?
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Directions: Fastpass/Do Now
Write down at least 2 things you remember about each of these frames.