Alfred the Great , Battle of Hastings 1066, William I. Conqueror

Alfred the Great
– he didn’t want to risk problems with Danes – he married to a Danish queen (he was tricky)
– Manchester was the capitol of England – he wanted to increase the power of trade and economic, he supported building the ships – for the protection
– he translated some literature from latin

Battle of Hastings 1066
-William I. had been promised the throne by his cousin king Edward the Confessor, after Edward’s death the Saxon assembly (shromáždění) of “ wise men” elected as King of England Harold (a powerful Wessex nobleman)
– William (the duke of Normandy) claimed (tvrdit) that the throne had been promised to him.
– national army (Harold II.- Saxon king of England) x invasion force led by William (William I. the Conqueror)
– William attacked England, Harold moved to the south – his army was very poor
– William came on special ships, horses – he fought very powerfully
– the battle lasted only 1 day (daylong battle)

William I. Conqueror
– improved lot of things
– set up feudal system
– the king owned all the land, granting estates (darovat majetek) to his barons, which they divided among their followers, below them were the Saxon serfs (nevolník)
– started building WHITE POWER, wanted to feel safety
– reorganized the English feudal and administrative system
Domesday book (1086) – written record of a statistical survey (dozor)of England – property (possession) (vlastnit) and incomes of the people-for taxation
– Epidemic – many revolts against him