The Normans
•The Normans were ruled by Duke William of Normandy.
•He claimed that the dead King “Edward the Confessor” had promised the throne of England to him.
•In 1066, William sailed with thousands of soldiers and Norman nobles.
•They invaded England to take the throne from Harold.
•Harold’s troops were exhausted from just having defeated the Vikings – and they were defeated by the Normans at the BATTLE OF HASTINGS in 1066.
William
Harold