How did The Normans Conquer England?

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Published 2022-05-21
How did The Normans Conquer England?

Across the English Channel lived the Normans. Up in the Northwest of France, above Paris, was a growing Viking settlement in Normandy. Back in 911, when the Vikings were wreaking havoc throughout Europe with their raids and terror, the contemporary ruler of the area, Charles the Simple, struck a deal with his invaders...

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Bennett, Matthew (2001). Campaigns of the Norman Conquest. Essential Histories. Oxford, UK: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-84176-228-9.

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All Comments (21)
  • @GamerBoy-bf9li
    Imagine being William at the battle of Hastings after falling to the ground and being presumed dead with nearly all hope lost, then getting back up and winning the battle that would lead to change England forever
  • Charles giving the Vikings land so he doesn't have to deal with them anymore, what a simple way to solve a problem...gee, I wonder how he got that nickname
  • @Jazmillenium
    It cannot be overstated how monumentally important this battle was. The Norman's cast such a long shadow over Europe for the cultures they influenced and eventually blended into.
  • @lerneanlion
    And with the Conquest of England ended, the paradox situation where the King of England is being addressed as the Duke of Normany by the King of France followed soon after. And eventually, it led to the Hundred Years War.
  • @CliffCardi
    Harold Godwinson: “It’s over, William. I have the high ground.”
    William: “You underestimate my power!”
  • @telsurrey1
    Very clear explanation of the circumstances leading up to the victory at Hastings.
  • @LikeBOOMCA
    Awesome video, just had this at uni in a linguistics class. The battle of hastings was a turning point in so many ways!
  • @jeffgould4541
    Congrats to making over a million subscribers!! Love this channel it's one of my favorite YouTube channels. Keep those awesome videos coming!!! 👍😃
  • Sir D'issigny.a small Norman landlord from the village of Issigny in France followed William the Conqueror to England.Later on the familly moved to Canada then Missouri. One of them created a cartoon character and built Disneyland...his name Walt Disney (d'issigny)
  • @Ry-wm5eu
    Norman: "You know, I'm something of a conqueror myself."
  • I'd love to see a presentation of the first years after the conquest. Such as The Harrying of the North and the complete reorganization of English society.
  • Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
  • @oldmanballs
    pretty cool that I can track my mother's family tree way back to the norman conquest. they "settled" in north-west england a year after the invasion, became local nobility, hung out there for hundreds of years, then one of them moved to the USA in the most backwoods area and became a hillbilly. Hillbilly with a noble surname, lmao.
  • Fascinating, thank you.

    I finally have context for the Battle Of Hastings.
  • 8:00 what was Williams new “advantage” exactly? The way the battle is depicted is that the English were on a hill and the Normans couldn’t get up to penetrate the shield wall. Then a few overconfident English units chased The Normans down the hill and got cut down but the survivors regrouped atop the hill. So how did William just suddenly smash the English despite them still being on the hill?
  • @maltaconvoy
    Excellent presentation, very informative and educational. Subscribed!