t is the year

1066. The King

Edward the

Confessor has

died. He has left

no heir. England

faces a crisis

there is no clear

candidate for

king.

Arold

odwinson

arold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex

was the late king’s brother-in -law.

Harold Claimed that he had been

given the crown on Edward’s death

bed.

He was an experienced warrior and

had been earl of Wessex for many

years. But he was believed to have murdered Edward’s brother.

illiam of

ormandy

illiam Duke of Normandy claimed that Edward

had promised him the crown of England when

Edward died.

He also claimed that Harold Godwinson had

sworn to support his claim to the throne.

William said Harold had sworn on the

bones of a saint to help William become

the next king of England.

illiam II

illiam Rufus ,the second son of William I,

inhereted the throne of England after his

father’s death.

He was a bad ruler , and he wasted the

money of treasure. His most important

problem was with the archbishop of

Canterbury and because of this he was

unsuccessful.

enry II

enry II took the throne by force , William Rufus

died in a hunting accident and as his brother

Robert was in the Crusade, He went to

Westminister where he was crowned Kig of

England.

However he was not only conquered England

but also Normandy by defeating Robert.

Atilda and

eoffrey

enry’s daughter ‘s succession to the throne

was put in question because of her fight with

her father.

So Stephen of Blois appeared in the scene.

He was Henry’s nephew

tephen

atilda invaded England and her fighting led to

a terrible civil war in which villages were

destroyed and many people were killed.

Neither side could win, finally they agreed

Stephen to be king and Matilda’s son the next

successor.