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September 1066: The King of Denmark gave his reign to Harald Hardrada, and invaded England.

20 September 1066: Hardrada's force defeated the English army and York. As a result, Harold II marched North.

14 October, 1066: Harold II met William of Normandy. The English defensive shield was broken. The Normans won the battle and Harold was killed.

25 December, 1066: William of Normandy went to London. Finally, he received the submission of the Saxon nobles and was crowned William I.

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1070: William imposed Norman rule on the South West, the Midlands and Yorkshire. He defeated the rebels and caused a famine.

31 May, 1076: Waltheof was made earl of Bamburgh and Northumbria. Then he went to Normandy, although he was brought back to England.

1077: The Bayeux Tapestry was built for the battle of Hastings. It was commissioned in the 1070's.

Christmas 1085: William took a survey of the realm. It was then divided into circuits, and commissioners gathered information.

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It was fought on 14 October 1066.

It lasted from 9am to dusk.

The Battle happened between The Norman-French army and the English army.

The English army was composed almost entirely of infantry and had few archers.

The invading force was infantry, the rest split equally between cavalry and archers.

The reason for the fight was the death of King Edward, the confessor.

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It is a large 11th century medieval embroidery, inscribed in latin.

More than 70 scenes depicting the Norman conquest are embroidered.

1064: King Edward of England sends his brother-in-law Harold the Saxon to France to offer the crown to William of Normandy.

Harold seizes the crown when Edward suddenly dies.

William prepares a large army, and kills Harold and his troops in the fields of Hastings.

It is now exhibited at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux in Bayeux, Normandy.

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The Bayeux Tapestry - Seven Ages of Britain - BBC

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Turn back to year 1066; William I's reign starts, with the introduction of feudalism in England.

All lands belong to him, then distributed among the countrymen in exchange of duties.

Domesday Book was created to let know people their feudal obligations and as a justification for a tax increase

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New conqueror, new rules, also in the church. Total reorganisation to change Anglo-Saxons' rules.

Normans started to build churches made of stone to show authority.

Church men received lands from the king although they had great control.

William worked together with Lanfranc in order to establish discipline and control in the country.

There were many problems in religious matters, but they did not affect England.

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It is precise and complete account of all individual land and stock ownership in England.

It was created after the Norman invasion and conquest of England in 1085.

This book contained the original record of William I’s survey of England.

This survey was done in order to evaluate the wealth and properties of the people all around Britain.

It was also used to analyze the country’s economy after the Conquest and the unrest that this caused.

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Norman men dressed conservatively and in a manner which reflected their martial interests.

Men wore woollen tunics made in a close-fitting style, sometimes accompanied by a waistband.

Norman clothing was based on Italian, French, English and Sicilian clothing.

In the second half of the XI. century men’s clothing evolved.

Women clothing: protagonists were a chemise, a gown and a cloak.

Elaborate embroidery, high-priced brooches.

Head-coverings such as wimples were also used by the Norman women, borrowed from the Saracens.

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All the languages spoken in the United Kingdom derive from a common Indo-European origin.

Over the millennia, it has split into a variety of languages, each with its own peculiarities in sounds, grammar, and vocabulary.

A part of Normans were french-speakers, even though they were also of Viking stock, the English population initially regarded them

The prolonged connection with France  made a deep impression on the English language.

A hybrid speech combining Anglo-Saxon and Norman French elements developed and remained the official language

Many additions to the English language have been made since the 14th century, but the Normans were the last important linguistic group to enter Britain.

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In 1066, they built motte-and-bailey castles all over the kingdom.

Castles were the first Norman structures built in England.

Nearly all of these stone structures, like medieval towns or castles are still in good condition today.

The Tower of London, which was constructed in a Norman style.

Norman architecture was used in structures related to religion, such as churches.

In religious architecture the typical early Norman style continued the overall Romanesque characteristics.

English cathedrals of Ely, Norwich, and Peterborough have an early Norman style.

However, reflect the distinctively English trait of greater scale.

Later Anglo-Norman church architecture was affected by influences from other locations as well as an increasingly distinct indigenous approach to construction.