London before the Norman Conquest
I can describe London before the Norman Conquest.
London before the Norman Conquest
I can describe London before the Norman Conquest.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Roman Londinium was fortified by the London Wall, a two-mile long structure built to defend the city from invaders.
- London declined after the Romans left Britain and by the 5th century had been abandoned as a settlement.
- In 886, King Alfred the Great re-established a settlement inside the London Wall as a fortified burh.
- By the 11th century, London was again an important city due to being a centre of trade, religion and government.
- Edward the Confessor had close ties to Westminster, building Westminster Abbey there by 1065.
Keywords
Trade - the exchange of goods
Abbey - a building housing monks or nuns
Cathedral - the seat of a bishop and a very large, usually stone, building used for Christian worship
Common misconception
Romanesque buildings only began to be built in England after the Norman Conquest.
Edward the Confessor's Westminster Abbey was built in Romanesque style and completed in 1065.
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