The House of Godwin, 1018-1066 | GCSE History | Anglo-Saxon & Norman England

In 1018, Godwin, father of the future King Harold II of England, is appointed earl, establishing the beginning of the powerful House of Godwin. In this video we look at how and why the family were able to rise up through the ranks, becoming the most powerful aristocratic family, and eventually even having one of their own as King? #GCSEHistory​ #GCSERevision​ #AngloSaxons PATREON:   / alonglongtimeago   Useful resources Practice exam-style questions on Anglo-Saxon and Norman England: Coming at some point Quizlet Flashcards: Coming at some point Revision Notes: Also coming at some point SOURCES Note: The maps used in this video to show the earldoms are only roughly accurate as there is no actual record of what the exact borders of the earldoms were at any given point. FOOTNOTES: [1] Barlow, Frank, The Godwins: The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty (Oxford, 2003), p. 24. [2] Ibid., p. 27. [3] Ibid., p. 84. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Barlow, Frank, The Godwins: The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty (Oxford, 2003). Bircher, Rob, Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-1087 (1st edn, London, 2016), pp. 12-14. Green, Judith A., Forging the Kingdom: Power in English Society, 973-1189 (Cambridge, 2017). Huscroft, Richard, Ruling England 1042-1217 (2nd end, London, 2016). *I rely on an official GCSE textbook heavily for the purpose of making sure that what I’m teaching falls in line with the GCSE curriculum, the problem with this, however, is that this official GCSE textbook is a very unreliable source, which fails to cite its sources and contains numerous errors and outdated interpretations of the history. It very much does not hold up to academic standards and should not be used for anything other than GCSE revision. Social Media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alonglongtim... || @alonglongtimeago.bsky.social Patreon:   / alonglongtimeago   Insta:   / alonglongtimeago   || @alonglongtimeago IMAGE ATTRIBUTIONS Thumbnail: “Hut TBBF 05-04-15" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/1280353...) by breaking.newground (https://www.flickr.com/photos/1280353...) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... 0:25, 7:06 “Sussex” by A long, long time ago… (2024) 1:34 "West Stow Anglo-Saxon village" (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...) by User:Midnightblueowl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mi... licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... 2:33 “Hadrians Wall at Planetrees, Brunton Bank, Hexham, Northumberland 1” (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...) by Mertbiol is licensed under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdom...) 3:33, 4:26 "The Cat's Back - Herefordshire" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/2108151...) by dave-pemcoastphotos.com (https://www.flickr.com/photos/2108151...) is licensed under CC BY 2.0. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) 4:44 "Snowdon And Ogwen From An Unnamed Summit" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/3898630...) by ARG_Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/3898630... licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... 7:44 “Mont Saint-Michel” by A long, long time ago… (2023) 0:00 Intro 0:15 Godwin’s origins 1:07 The Godwin Family 1:58 Harold Godwinson 2:22 Rise of Godwin’s sons 5:06 How powerful are the Godwins? 7:19 How did the Godwins get so powerful? 7:54 Outro