The Norman Conquest
A lot happened in 1066:
- Tostig went to Norway, allied with the king of Norway, Harald Hardrada
- William of Normandy began preparing to invade
- William: got the Pope to pick him as rightful king
Tostig and Harald Hardrada- invaded first
- burned a city, then fought a battle- Stamford Bridge
Harold of Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons wiped them out
William invaded six weeks later
Battle of Hastings:
Normans- used knights- defeated the Anglo-Saxons
William- became "the Conqueror"