How did The Normans Conquer England?

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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[GamerBoy-bfli]

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

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

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!”

[gegeplanet]

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)

[telsurrey]

Very clear explanation of the circumstances leading up to the victory at Hastings.

[jeffgould]

Congrats to making over a million subscribers!! Love this channel it's one of my favorite YouTube channels. Keep those awesome videos coming!!! 👍😃

[Uzair_Of_Babylon]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[Ry-wmeu]

Norman: "You know, I'm something of a conqueror myself."

[rogersledz]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

[k.a.productions]

Well detailed and informative videos good job Knowledgia!

[eagleofceaser]

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.

[maltaconvoy]

Excellent presentation, very informative and educational. Subscribed!

[pedrorgomes]

Since I'm the first, let me thank you for the content you give to us, now I'm gonna see the video

[LikeBOOMCA]

Awesome video, just had this at uni in a linguistics class. The battle of hastings was a turning point in so many ways!

[thedudeabides]

Fascinating, thank you.

I finally have context for the Battle Of Hastings.

[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.

[chrisstucker]

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?

[reffwe]

I know you've only mapped out the major kingdoms that were in power at the time but it would have been nice to see what the other kingdoms in e.g. Ireland and Cumbria were at the time.
Even if it made the map more complicated I think we'd all be interested.