Wars

Norman Conquest

Medieval, Normandy and Anglo-Saxon England

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Norman Conquest." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/norman-conquest.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Norman Conquest. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/norman-conquest

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-norman-conquest,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Norman Conquest},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/norman-conquest},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Norman Conquest of England was an 11th century invasion beginning in 1066 by an army of Norman, French, Flemish and Breton troops under William, Duke of Normandy, later known as William the Conqueror. William's forces defeated King Harold Godwinson's English army at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, killing Harold, and William was crowned King of England, though English resistance to Norman rule continued in parts of the country for several years afterward.

Facts

Start Year

1066 1

End Year

1066 1

Combatants

Norman, French, Flemish and Breton forces under William, Duke of Normandy, against the English army of Harold Godwinson 1

Outcome

Norman victory; William of Normandy crowned King of England 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Battles and Campaigns

Battle of Hastings

Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of HastingsInfobox: Part of

In the Other Atlases

Also in History Atlas: Norman Conquest, the same subject.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Norman Conquest of England

Lead section, para 1

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The Norman Conquest of England (or the Conquest) was an 11th-century invasion by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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1. Wikipedia: Norman Conquest of England

Infobox: Date

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