Title: Who were William’s sons? Edward the Confessor died The House of Godwin were The Bayeux Textile is an on 5th January 1064 leaving very powerful by the time of embroidery that shows the the country facing a Edward’s death. Harold was story of the Norman Find it, fix it! succession crisis. 1066 Earl of Sussex, Tostig was Earl Conquest of England. There are 9 facts of Northumbria and Edward about the was married to their succession crisis daughter, Edith. following the death of Edward In the summer of 1064 According to the Anglo-Saxon According to the Normans, the Confessor. Harold Godwinson was sent version of the embassy to Godwinson’s visit to on an embassy for William Normandy, Harold was in Normandy was on the One of the facts is Duke of Normandy. Both Normandy to recover land direction of Edward. They correct, all the Harold and William use this from William. said that Godwinson was others are event as a reason why they there to talk about plans for incorrect. Find the errors and each should be king. William's succession to the correct them. throne, and that Harold swore his allegiance on relics. Challenge: What other facts can Harald Hardrada, the French At his death, Edward was One of the contenders to the you recall about claimant to the throne, reported to have said ‘I throne, Edgar Aethling, was the contenders to believed he had the right to commend this woman [Edith] very young at the time of the the throne in be king because of the death with all the kingdom to your succession crisis. He was only 1066? of the previous Norwegian protection.’ As her brother, 12 years old! ruler, Magnus, who ruled William took this to mean England as part of the North that he would be king. Sea Empire. Title: Who were William’s sons? Edward the Confessor died The House of Godwin were The Bayeux Textile is an on 5th January 1064 leaving very powerful by the time of embroidery that shows the the country facing a Edward’s death. Harold was story of the Norman Find it, fix it! succession crisis. 1066 Earl of Sussex, Tostig was Earl Conquest of England. There are 9 facts of Northumbria and Edward about the was married to their succession crisis daughter, Edith. following the death of Edward In the summer of 1064 According to the Anglo-Saxon According to the Normans, the Confessor. Harold Godwinson was sent version of the embassy to Godwinson’s visit to on an embassy for William Normandy, Harold was in Normandy was on the One of the facts is Duke of Normandy. Both Normandy to recover land direction of Edward. They correct, all the Harold and William use this from William. said that Godwinson was others are event as a reason why they there to talk about plans for incorrect. Find the errors and each should be king. William's succession to the correct them. throne, and that Harold swore his allegiance on relics. Challenge: What other facts can Harald Hardrada, the French At his death, Edward was One of the contenders to the you recall about claimant to the throne, reported to have said ‘I throne, Edgar Aethling, was the contenders to believed he had the right to commend this woman [Edith] very young at the time of the the throne in be king because of the death with all the kingdom to your succession crisis. He was only 1066? of the previous Norwegian protection.’ As her brother, 12 years old! ruler, Magnus, who ruled William took this to mean England as part of the North that he would be king. Sea Empire. Title: Who were William’s sons? Edward the Confessor died The House of Godwin were The Bayeux Tapestry is an on 5th January 1064 leaving very powerful by the time of embroidery that shows the the country facing a Edward’s death. Harold was story of the Norman Find it, fix it! succession crisis. 1066 Earl of Wessex, Tostig was Conquest of England. There are 9 facts Earl of Northumbria and about the Edward was married to their succession crisis daughter, Edith. following the death of Edward In the summer of 1064 According to the Anglo-Saxon According to the Normans, the Confessor. Harold Godwinson was sent version of the embassy to Godwinson’s visit to on an embassy for Edward Normandy, Harold was in Normandy was on the One of the facts is the Confessor. Both Harold Normandy to recover direction of Edward. They correct, all the and William use this event as hostages from William. said that Godwinson was others are a reason why they each there to talk about plans for incorrect. Find the errors and should be king. William's succession to the correct them. throne, and that Harold swore his allegiance on relics. Challenge: What other facts can Harald Hardrada, the Viking At his death, Edward was One of the contenders to the you recall about claimant to the throne, reported to have said ‘I throne, Edgar Aethling, was the contenders to believed he had the right to commend this woman [Edith] very young at the time of the the throne in be king because of the death with all the kingdom to your succession crisis. He was only 1066? of the previous Norwegian protection.’ As her brother, 15 years old! ruler, Magnus, who ruled Harold took this to mean that England as part of the North he would be king. Sea Empire. Title: Who were William’s sons? Rule of law, What part do individual the relatives liberty, of the royal tolerance family play in society today? Learning Objectives -Describe the relationships between William and his sons. -Explain why William’s succession was disputed. -Assess William’s decision to let God decide the next King of England. New Information William I Married Born in Matilda of 1027 Flanders Had 9 His mother children: 4 and father sons and 5 were not daughters married when he was born Edward the Made Duke Confessor of Normandy promised him at the age of the English 8 crown When he was Fought in 19 there was the Battle of huge rebellion Hastings in Normandy 1066 where people Became the King tried to kill him of England on 25th December 1066 Read through the story one paragraph at a time. Whilst reading, highlight any dates/events linked to William’s death. Underline any words you don’t understand. Then decide which title matches the paragraph. Finally, reduce the paragraph into 2 key bullet point facts. Title options 1. Reaction to William’s death 2. Succession to the English throne 3. Age of death 4. William’s injury at Mantes 5. Views of William’s personality 6. William’s forgiveness Learning Objectives -Describe the relationships between William and his sons. -Explain why William’s succession was disputed. -Assess William’s decision to let God decide the next King of England. Read through the story one paragraph at a time. Whilst reading, Example highlight any dates/events linked to William’s death. William died early on the morning of Underline any words you don’t September 9, 1087 at the age of fifty- understand. nine, having ruled England for twenty- one years and Normandy for thirty- Then decide which title matches the one more. paragraph. Finally, reduce the paragraph into 2 Paragraph title: key bullet point facts. 3. Age of death Title options 1. Reaction to William’s death Key points: 2. Succession to the English throne th - He died on Sept 9 1087 3. Age of death - He died aged 59 4. William’s injury at Mantes 5. Views of William’s personality 6. William’s forgiveness Sum up the death of William and the main consequence of it in ONE paragraph William the Conqueror died on… This was important because… This led to…. Challenge: How far is the death of William similar to the death of Edward? Give details to back up your answer. Learning Objectives -Describe the relationships between William and his sons. -Explain why William’s succession was disputed. -Assess William’s decision to let God decide the next King of England. The Death of William of Normandy • Towards the end of his rule, William was very overweight and when his horse stumbled in battle he was thrown from the saddle and got internal injuries • William died on September 9th 1087 • He was 59 years old and had ruled England for 21 years • William said that his two oldest sons should succeed him: Robert Curthose should succeed him in Normandy and William Rufus should become King of England. • William said on his deathbed that "I tremble when I reflect on the grievous sins which burden my conscience, and now, about to be summoned before the awful tribunal of God, I know not what I ought to do. I was too fond of war... I was bred to arms from my childhood, and I am stained with the rivers of blood that I have shed." Relationship with Robert William’s eldest son Robert Curthose proved to be a problem for William in his final years as King. Young Robert was said to be courageous and skilful in military exercises. He was, however, also prone to laziness and weakness of character that displeased his father. Robert and his followers tried to revolt against his father several times – they tried to siege a castle however they were unsuccessful and William had them arrested. This shows that medieval princes who wanted Think of 3 power before their dads were willing to let go of it words to might turn violent describe William’s At a battle in January 1079, Robert unhorsed King relationship William in combat and succeeded in wounding him, with his son stopping his attack only when he recognized his father's voice.