Notes on Normandy

BATTLE OF HASTINGS

1066 - William the Conqueror defeats Harold King of England.

He brings the French and Latin languages. He also bring Christianity.

The House of Normandy - King's court

DOMESDAY BOOK

• First survey of everything that was in England at the time that William took charge

CRUSADES

• begin in the 12th century
• From England into the Holy Land
• Lots of people die
• New trade routes are developed
• From the alter 8th century to the 15th century the Spanish peninsula is under Islamic control
• Things that were stopped started again during the Renaissance

LEGACIES OF THE NORMAN INVASION

• All the laws were written in French, not the language of the English people
• The Normans bring French with them - because of that over 70% of the vocabulary we use is French and Latin

FAMOUS FAMILIES

• Balliol, Wallace, and Bruce

AFTER 1200

• England begins to look inward
• Crusades were a bad idea

TREATY OF PARIS

With the Rise of Henry III, there was a treaty written up.

Treaty of Paris - 200 years after Norman invasion, Henry is forced to sign the treat which effectively gives up any English right to Norman land

1. Marriage becomes a political tool

REBELLION

• "Rebellions in Wales are testament to some Welshmen's continuing struggle for independence."