Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1060-66
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- Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1060-66
- Anglo-Saxon Society
- Although most Anglo-Saxons were free (except slaves), everyone had obligations and duties to someone higher up
- The King was very powerful and made the laws governing England
- Local government and local justice was administered by local people and officials
- England had a strong economy and an effective tax system
- The Last Years of Edward the Confessor and the Succession Crisis
- The House of Godwin had become the real power behind the throne in England
- Harold's embassy to Normandy and his decisions over Tostig had major consequence
- Edward the Confessor died childless causing a succession crisis
- The Rival Claimants for the Throne
- The rival claimants to the English throne: Edgar Aethling, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hadrada and William of Normandy
- Harold Godwinson acted quickly to claim the Throne, with the Witans support
- Harold's preparations for the expected Norman invasion were thorough
- Harald and Tostig's northern invasion was repulsed but had serious consequence
- The Norman Invasion
- It was timed to follow Harold's disbanding of the fyrd
- An attack late in the year was very risky due to storms in the Channel
- The Battle of Hastings lasted all day, suggesting the two armies were evenly matched
- William's victory at the Battle of Hastings has many interlinking causes
- Anglo-Saxon Society
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