Bonjour,

Voilà je dois faire un exposé sur l'année 1066 en Angleterre en rapport avec Guillaume le Conquérant, il faut donc montrer que 1066 est une date importante.

Pouvez-nous:
- nous corriger les fautes
- nous aider à terminer cet exposé: on voulait faire une dernière partie sur "Les résultats de la conquete Normande", pensez-vous que cela est bien? Si c'est la cas auriez-vous la gentillesse de nous donner quelques renseignements?

Voici le travail effectué que mon groupe et moi avons recommencer:

1066

Introduction:

1066 is considered one of those dates in Medieval England which is difficult to forget.
At the start of 1066, England was ruled by Edward the Confessor. By the end of the year, a Norman ,William the Conqueror , was king after defeating Edward's successor, Harold, at the Battle of Hastings. With three kings in one year, a legendary battle in October and a Norman in charge of England, it is little wonder that people rarely forget the year 1066. Many historians view 1066 as the start of Medieval England.

I) 1066: three kings in one year:

At the start of 1066, England was lead by King Edward who was respected and loved by his people and called “ The Confessor” because of his construction of Wetminster Abbey”). However, when he died in January 1066, he left no heir to the throne:
• His nearest surviving blood relative was Edgar but he was only a child and no-one
would respect him. Edgar had also spent a lot of time in Hungary - so few people didn’t know him in England: Edgar had little chance to be “couronner”.

• The second rival for the throne was Harold Godwinson and he was Earl of Wessex.
He had been the leader of Edward the Confessor's army and he was experienced in government. It was said (by Harold) that Edward named Harold as his successor on his deathbed .

• The third rival was William, Duke of Normandy. So, why does this involve William who before the Battle of Hastings was only the Duke of Normandy and living in France?

William claimed that he was the rightful heir to the throne of England despite the fact that he was not English. He visited England in 1051 and claimed that Edward promised the throne to him when he died. There is no proof of this promise being made.
Also in 1064, Harold was shipwrecked off of the coast of Normandy and held captive by Count Guy de Ponthieu. William paid for Harold's release and he was held in the court of William in Normandy. By any standards, Harold was a prize catch for William.
Harold was faced with two choices: he could spend the rest of his life in Norman captivity or he could return to England and lead the life of a nobleman. To return to England he had to promise to support William's claim to be the next king of England after Edward's death. The Bayeaux Tapestry clearly shows Harold swearing a sacred oath on the bones of a saint. For this reason, William was confident that Harold would keep his promise on the death of Edward.
However, despite the Bayeaux Tapestry, there is no proof that Harold actually did make this promise.
On January 7th 1066, just two days after Edward's death, Harold was crowned king by Archbishop Stigant. Harold defended what he had done by claiming that William had forced him to make the promise and therefore it was done by blackmail and was not valid. William promised to take what he believed was his - the throne of England - by force.
So, Harold goes to stay the king or William will take the trone...

II) The Battle of Hasting:

The battle of Hasting took place on 14 October 1066, between the Norman army of Duke William of Normandy from France, and the English army led by King Harold . Harold was killed during the battle. Although there was further English resistance for some time to come, this battle is seen as the point at which William gained control of England. The latter bacame then William Ier the Conqueror.
This battle who was less than one month away “ marqua un tournant dans l’histoire anglaise en faisant passer l’Angleterre sous domination normande.”
« The victory at Hasting opens la voie à la conquête normande de l'Angleterre. »

III)The norman conquest of England

The Norman conquest of England began with the invasion of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror , and his success at the Battle of Hastings resulted in Norman control of England.It was prolonged nearly five years, until 1070. It is an important
event in the medieval history. It led for consequence the first meeting of the duchy of Normandy and the kingdom of England under the authority of the same man: William the Conqueror. This conquest represents, for a lots of reasons, an important dividing line in the history of England and even of Europe. England was indeed completely upset by the event. The conquerors brought their language
and their culture. Especially, 1066 prepared the rise to power of England which soon will take part of the circle of the most powerful monarchies of Europe. Lastly, the conquest set (on est au passé) up the elements of a conflict with France which would be prolonged until the XIXe century. To date, the feat of the duke of Normandy remained the last successful conquest of England.


IV)The Tower of London:

After the English conquest by the Normans in 1066, William the Conqueror decided to leave to London and “d’en renforcer les défenses par trois tours dont l’une fut édifiée en bois à partir de 1067.”


V)The Bayeux tapestery/ conclusion:

« L'évêque de Bayeux Odon, frère de Guillaume, est le commanditaire de cette tapisserie qui sera réalisée vingt ou trente ans après les faits.
Cette tapisserie, exposée au musée de Bayeux, constitue pour l'historien un précieux témoignage concernant non seulement la conquête normande, mais aussi plus globalement cette époque féodale. »

Merci d'avance,
Bonne journée!