Read the text and answer the questions with a
sentence.
1) When and where was he born ?
He was born in
.................. in .................
2) What was his father's name ?
His father's name was
....................
3) When did he become a duke ?
He became Duke in
................
4) Who invaded England in 1050 ?
The .................
invaded England in 1050.
5) Where did Edward stay ?
Edward stayed at ..........................
6) Who became King when Edward
died ?
................... became King.
7) Who supported William ?
......................... supported William.
8) How did William prepare the
invasion ?
He
...............................
9) When and where did they land ?
They landed in
.................
10) Where were the English army ?
They were ......................................
11) Who did they fight at York ?
The English fought the .................. at York.
12) How long did they march ?
They marched for
........................
13) Where did they meet William ?
They met William at
.................
14) What happened to Harold and
his brothers ?
They were
.................
15) When and where
was William crowned ?
He
was crowned at .................... on ....................
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.
