history

what is history?

• A line of past events, particularly connected to humans.

Wessex

• Wessex was an Anglo Saxon village in the south west of great Britain.

Battle of Hastings 1066

• The battle was between Harold Godwinson and William duke of Normandy, declaring who would be king. William won after shooting Harold in the eye with an arrow. he then became king, and started the Norman conquest.

Power

• In England, the feudal system showed who had the most power. peasants didn't have any power; their lives were controlled by the knights, who were controlled by the barons, who were loyal to the king.

how did England change?