English society in the early Middle Ages, 1066-1307Book by Doris Mary Stenton; Penguin Books, 1952. 304 pagesThe Middle Ages - 1066 -1485The Middle Ages comprise one of the most turbulent periods in English history. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest, when William the Conqueror effectively took all the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to the French nobles. The English Middle Ages then saw the construction of the great English castles, including the Tower of London, which helped the Normans maintain their control over England. The beginning of the Crusades and the knights of the Middle Ages, including the founding of the Knights Templar. The Domesday Book and the Magna Carta. The kings and queens of the Middle Ages including Richard the Lionheart and the great Plantagenet kings from Henry II (1154-1189) to Edward III (1327-1377). The Hundred Years' War between England and France. The medieval kings and queens of the royal houses of Lancaster and York and the Wars of the Roses. The feudal system of the Middle Ages and the terrible Black Death that truly plagued the Middle Ages period.The Middle Ages 1066-1485It was very difficult for me to choose a topic, but I decided to write about this topic because it was the one I liked the most and it was the easiest for me to understand. I think it was because I learned some of the Middle Ages stuff when I was in college. But the points that caught my attention during the Middle Ages were its inception, a system called feudalism and the role of men and women during this period. The Middle Ages comprise one of the most turbulent periods in English history. Starting with the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. When Duke William of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror, effectively took all the lands from the Saxon English and gave them to the French nobles. there were a few points that caught my attention The beginning of the Middle Ages was the assassination of King Harold of England by Duke William of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror. William is also called "William II" in relation to his position as Duke of Normandy. He was also a great soldier, he won many wars. But I don't understand how he could have killed King Harold if he was just a duke and presumably the king had all the power back then.