England in the High Middle Ages

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In England, the High Middle Ages spanned the period from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the death of King John, considered by some historians to be the last Angevin king of England, in 1216. The disputed succession of the last Saxon king Edward the Confessor led to a Norman invasion, culminating in the victory in the Battle of Hastings of William of Normandy in 1066. This linked the Kingdom of England with Norman possessions in the Kingdom of France. By the time of William's death in 1087, England formed the largest part of an Anglo-Norman empire, though his succession led to a civil war known as the Anarchy. The rule of Henry II of England saw a clash with the church that led to the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket, while the later part of his reign was dominated by rebellions. His son Richard I of England acceded to the throne in 1189 and almost immediately departed on the Third Crusade. His younger brother John succeeded, but his behaviour led to rebellions that weakened Angevin control...

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