He administered the region through a network of castles. Much of Lancashire was granted to Roger de Poitou, a cousin of William I, and he is described as Lord of West Derby and Manchester by the time of Domesday. The Battle which ensues is recorded in gory detail on the tapestry.Īfter the battle was over the Norman administration began, and land was granted to prominent Normans. Harold eventually swears an oath to enable William to become King of England, but when King Edward dies Harold tries his luck and declares himself King. When King Edward sends his brother in law Harold on a diplomatic mission a convoluted story of shipwreck, capture, espionage, and conflict unfolds, all recorded on the Bayeux Tapestry. William’s predecessor, King Edward probably intended for William to become King.
The death of Harold Godwinson, famously hit in the eye by an arrow during the battle, opened the way for the Norman Duke, William the Bastard to gain the rather more dignified title of William the Conqueror, and to become King.
The battle was one for power: the throne of England. The date 1066 is very well-known, and the battle is recorded in detail in the Bayeux Tapestry, but did the events of that year have any impact on people’s lives in Merseyside? The event took place in East Sussex, near the town of Battle, where Battle Abbey was established to commemorate the clash between the Normans and the Saxons. Friday 14 October 2016 marks the 950th anniversary of the most famous date in British History: 1066, the Battle of Hastings.
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