NORMAN CONQUEST

After the last Anglo-Saxon king of England died, (a)   , a Norman vassal from the French region, claimed that he should take the throne (type his name).

William was at odds with the current king of England named (a)   .

Of the two men fighting for the throne, which one died at the Battle of Hastings?

(a)  

The event during which William took the English throne is called the

(a)  

The Norman Invasion took place in (a)   (what year)?

When was William crowned king (what day)?

(a)  

What is significant about William becoming king?

• The Norman influence in Europe ended

• The Anglo-Saxon phase of English history ended

• People began adopting Spanish as their primary language

• This allowed things to stay pretty much the same as they had been for the last 100 years

After William became king, French and Anglo-Saxon languages began to blend to eventually form (a)   (what language)?

The (a)   Book kept census (count) of the people on English lands and is considered an achievement.

Twenty years after the Norman Invasion (Norman Conquest) of 1066, how many wealthy English-born landowners were living in England?

• Twice as many as French landowners

• Half as many as French landowners

• Hardly any at all

• None