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from the Heptarchy to the Norman Conquest - Coggle Diagram
from the Heptarchy to the Norman Conquest
From Alfred the Great to Athelstan
King Alfred the Great of Wessex united the Anglo-Saxons against the Vikings
he won back the occupied territories and he also gave importance to religion and encouraged the writing of a history of England, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Alfred's son Edward was a Great War leader who extended his power into the Midlands and East Anglia
finally Northumbria was conquered by Edward's son Athelstan in 927
Athelstan can be described as the father of the English state
The Heptarchy
after the Anglo-Saxon inasion, Britain was divided into several local kingdoms, each with its own king
by the beginning of the 7th century, seven main kingdom developed which incorporated the smaller ones
these were called the Heptarchy: East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Mercia, Northumbria, Sussex and Wessex
The Norman Conquest
the Normans were Vikings who ad settled in the northern France
they were led by William, Duke of Normandy
in 1066, William invaded Britain and defeated Harold II at Hastings
his conquest was depicted in the famous Bayeaux Tapestry
he was crowned William I in Westminster Abbey ton Christmas Day of the same year
The Vikings
between the 8th an the 9th centuries, new enemies arrived from overseas: the Vikings
they attacked the monastery of Lindsfarne in 793 an gradually settled in the country
Viking Kings
large-scale viking violence returned to England in the 990s, and the policy of the Danegeld - protection money paid in return for being left aone - was practiced regularly
in 1012 the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered and his son, Canute, became ruler of a North Sea empire the included Denmark, Norway and all of England, bringing an end to the viking attacks
King Canute also became King of England
he was succede by Edward the confessor, who devoted himself to religion, including the building and consecration of Westminster Abbey
he died childless in 1066 and he was the last Anglo-Saxon King