大学英语-英国历史文化第一单元The-Birth-of-a-Nation.ppt

V．The Norman Conquest (1066) 1．Reasons for William’s invasion of England after Edward’s death It was said that King Edward had promised the English throne to William, but finally Harold was chosen as the king. So William led his army to invade England. In October 1066, during the important battle of Hastings, William defeated Harold and killed him. On Christmas Day, William was crowned king of England, thus beginning the Norman Conquest of England. * V．The Norman Conquest (1066) 2．The Norman Conquest and its consequences William the Conqueror confiscated almost all the land and gave it to his Norman followers. He replaced the weak Saxon rule with a strong Norman government. So the feudal system was completely established in England. Relations with the Continent were opened, and the civilization and commerce were extended. Norman-French culture, language, manners and architecture were introduced. The Church was brought into closer connection with Rome, and the church courts were separated from the civil courts. * * King Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) King Harold Brother of Edward’s wife Earl of Wessex William the Conqueror Edward’s cousin Duke of Normandy Presentation Topics King Arthur Alfred the Great The Norman Conquest of 1066 The Venerable Bede (Read More) * Historical Development The Original Inhabitants and the Languages The Old English (450-1100AD) The Middle English (1100-1500AD) The Modern English (1500- present) * The Original Inhabitants and the Languages before Anglo-Saxon’s invasion The first peoples known to inhabit the land were Celts. Their languages were dialects of Celtic. Celts Celtic Angles, Saxons, Jutes Anglo-Saxon * after 450, the Anglo-Saxon languages (old English). the 6th century, the introduction of some Latin words with the introdu