Norman Conquest of England

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11th-century event historical event invasion military conquest

The Norman Conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and subsequent occupation of England by William the Conqueror and his Norman forces, which fundamentally transformed the country’s ruling elite, language, and governance.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Norman Conquest	2
Norman conquest of England	2
English-Norman conflict of 1066	1
Norman conquest	1
Norman invasion of England	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	11th-century event ⓘ historical event ⓘ invasion ⓘ military conquest ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Norman Conquest of England ⓘ surface form: Norman Conquest
cause	Harold Godwinson's coronation as king of England ⓘ William of Normandy's claim to the English crown ⓘ disputed succession to the English throne ⓘ
commander	Harald Hardrada ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ William the Conqueror ⓘ
countryAffected	Kingdom of England ⓘ
endDate	1071 ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Fulford ⓘ Battle of Hastings ⓘ Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ Harrying of the North ⓘ Norman consolidation of power in England ⓘ
historicalPeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ
impact	integration of England into the Norman and wider continental European sphere ⓘ profound change in English ruling elite ⓘ strong influence of Norman French on English language ⓘ transformation of English legal and administrative systems ⓘ
keyEvent	Battle of Hastings ⓘ coronation of William I as King of England ⓘ surface form: coronation of William I of England
keyYear	1066 ⓘ
languageContext	Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: Norman French Old English ⓘ
location	England ⓘ
notableFigure	Harald III of Norway ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ surface form: Harold II of England William I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Edward the Confessor's death ⓘ succession crisis of 1066 ⓘ
primaryBelligerent	Duchy of Normandy ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
region	British Isles ⓘ
result	Domesday Book survey ⓘ surface form: Domesday survey and Domesday Book Norman victory ⓘ accession of William I as king of England ⓘ construction of Norman castles in England ⓘ end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England ⓘ establishment of Norman rule in England ⓘ feudalization of English society ⓘ introduction of Norman French-speaking aristocracy ⓘ reorganization of English Church ⓘ replacement of Anglo-Saxon elite by Norman nobility ⓘ
startDate	1066-09-28 ⓘ
supportedBy	Pope Alexander II ⓘ
symbolizedBy	Bayeux Tapestry ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman Conquest of England → alsoKnownAs → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman Conquest

Wales (parts) → associatedWith → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman conquest

Ealdgyth → beforeEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → conflict → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English-Norman conflict of 1066

Bayeux Tapestry → depicts → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman conquest of England

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → describesEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Anglo-Saxon England → endCause → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

The History of England → focusesOnEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman Conquest

coronation of William I as King of England → follows → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman invasion of England

Battle of Hastings → hasEffect → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Normandy → historicalEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Normandy → knownFor → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

coronation of William I as King of England → mainSubject → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → notableEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Norman → notableEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Normans

Law French → originatedAfter → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Battle of Hastings → partOf → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Battle of Stamford Bridge → relatedEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Norman conquest of England

House of Wessex → significantEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Winchester Castle → significantEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ

Wace → wroteAboutEvent → Norman Conquest of England ⓘ