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Vocabulary
become - became - devenir
take - took - prendre
say - said - dire
meet - met - rencontrer
give - gave - donner
claim - réclamer
appeal - plaider
agree - être d'accord
against - contre
land - accoster
gather - ramasser
fleet - flotte
lead - led - conduire
fight - fought - se battre
make - faire
crown - couronne
The story of King William I of England
Duke William of Normandy was born in Falaise in 1028. His father was Robert I, the sixth Duke of Normandy.
William became Duke of Normandy at the age of only seven years old.
The Danes conquered England in 1050 ,Edward the King of England, took refuge in Normandy
in the palace of William. William said Edward promised William the
crown of England. Edward the Confessor returned to England and defeated the
Danes.
In 1065 Duke William met with Harold Godwinson who gave allegiance to the Duke William. Edward the Confessor then dies and Harold Godwinson, claims the English throne and is crowned the King of England. Duke William immediately claimed the English throne. Duke William appeals to the Pope to support his cause. The Pope agrees and sanctions a Holy War, or Crusade, against England.
Duke William gathered an army and a fleet
of ships. The fleet lands on the South coast of England at Pevensey on 28th September 1066. There were no English to meet him. The English led by King Harold had just fought
off a Viking invasion.
Harold and his men marched to York, won a bloody battle with the Vikings on 25th September and then marched back to Southern
England and met Duke William on October 14th. The two armies met at Senlac (later re-named
Battle). It was a hard fight and King Harold and his brothers were killed. Duke William was victorious and was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey on 25th December 1066.