What is Norman conquest of England?
{{No sources|date=March 2020}} [[File:Bayeux Tapestry WillelmDux.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Bayeux Tapestry]] depicting events leading to the [[Battle of Hastings]] ]] The '''Norman conquest of England''' was a [[military]] [[invasion]] of [[England]] by [[William I of England|William the Conqueror]] in 1066. William was [[Duke of Normandy]], a country on the other side of the [[English Channel]], now a [[region]] in [[France]]. He invaded England after the death of King [[Edward the Confessor]] because he believed he had the most right to be [[King of England]], but [[Harold Godwinson|King Harold II]] had himself crowned king instead. King Harold, with his [[Anglo-Saxon|Saxon]] [[army]], and Duke William fought at the [[Battle of Hastings]] on October 14, 1066. King Harold was [[kill]]ed in the battle and his army left. On December 25, 1066 William was crowned the new [[King of England]]. The Norman conquest was an important change in English history. The conquest linked England more closely with Continental [[Europe]], and made [[Scandinavia]]n influence less important. It created one of the most powerful monarchies in Europe. The conquest changed the [[English language]] and culture, and set the stage for rivalry with [[France]], which would continue (with a few breaks) until the 19th century. England has never been successfully invaded since the Norman invasion nearly 1000 years ago. ==Related pages== * [[Spanish Armada]] * [[Jacobitism]] * [[Operation Sea Lion]] == Other websites == * [http://www.essentialnormanconquest.com/ Essential Norman Conquest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304102625/http://www.essentialnormanconquest.com/ |date=2007-03-04 }}, multimedia resources by Osprey Publishing. * [http://members.tripod.com/~GeoffBoxell/words.htm The Effect of 1066 on the English Language] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070814061819/http://www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk/in_hast.htm Collection of source material on the Norman conquest of England] [[Category:Wars involving Engla