2. Fuse 导火线: Edward ruled for 24 years and died in January, 1066. Harold was chosen to be king. William, Duke of Normandy, heard the news of Harold’s coronation, he got very angry and claimed that he had the sole right to be king of England because Edward had promised the crown to him and that Harold had promised to help him become king of England. Duke William led army and landed on the coast. The two armies met at Hastings.
The feudal system
The Medieval church
贵族与农民的生活
一月 贵族的宴会
二月 农民取暖、 砍柴、运送柴火
三月 犁地、修剪树枝
四月 春天里新人交换戒指
五月 贵族出游
六月 割草
七月 收割小麦与剪羊毛
八月 贵族出游狩猎
九月 采摘葡萄
十月 播种、犁地
十一月 猪倌放猪
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
(P.18-20)
The End
The feudal England(封建主义英国)
In the feudal society, class division(阶级划分 ) became very obvious, and class contradictions (阶级矛盾)became very sharp. There were mainly two classes: landlords (地主) and peasants (农民) . Noblemen, knights, bishops, archbishops, abbots and the like, with the king at their head, all belonged to the ruling class. The peasants, who had become serfs, toiled all the year round for the feudal landlord. The church and court united to control the people.