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There was already a form of feudalism in England before the Norman Conquest as there was in France.
Saxon society had a heirarchy of warrior Thanes and an underclass of thralles with a class called Churles in the middle, who were sharecroppers on the Thanes land.
After the Norman Conquest of England William simply replaced the ruling class with his own aristocracy. The Saxon Thanes that pledged loyalty to him could rent land from their new rulers, effectively becoming a higher class of Churl, the thralls became serfs under their new Lords. As the system developed the Normans allowed men to pledge themselves for military service instead of paying tax in the form of labour to their Lord. These freemen formed the backbone of the English army in times of war.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoFeudalism developed in Europe long before William the Conqueror. It started developing during the final days of the Roman Empire.
William made a major change in England. In Europe one group reported to the next higher group, but was not involved in the group above that one. William changed Feudalism in England. The King was everyone's overlord. Thus, while a Lord of the Manor might report to a Duke, the Lord of the Manor was also under the King and the King outranked the Duke. If there was a disagreement between the Duke and the King, the Lord of the Manor was expected to side with the King.
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∙ 12y agoWilliam owned all the land in England.But he could not manage it on his own.Also,to reward the supporters he wanted
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Why did William duke of Normandy make a decision to wait?
He decided he would save himself for marriage.
Why didn't William of Normandy attack earlier in the summer?
Tactically, he should have done. However, he was able to take advantage of Harold's business with the Vikings at Stamford Bridge and make good his attack in late October when Harold did not anticipate it.
What good or bad decisions did William of Normandy make?
William of Normandy repeated an accident through when he was having a rough time such as he kept on shirring away and the Saxons kept following him he would slaughter them as they ran down the hill
What changes did duke William make?
he bulit strong castles and he made 1000 and more people homeless
Who was William the Conqueror in the Middle Ages?
He conquered England because after Edward II (the Confessor) died in 1066 without heirs, Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, claimed the throne. This wasn't acceptable to William because when Harold Godwinson was captured in France, he had to make a duress (forced) oath in front of William (over the bones of two sainted bishops) saying that he would help William in becoming King of England. William invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings, in which Harold was killed. William assumed the English throne, becoming William I.
Why did William duke of Normandy make a decision to wait?
He decided he would save himself for marriage.
How did William duke of Normandy keep control of England?
he put taxes to the english to make them stop protesting
Why didn't William of Normandy attack earlier in the summer?
Tactically, he should have done. However, he was able to take advantage of Harold's business with the Vikings at Stamford Bridge and make good his attack in late October when Harold did not anticipate it.
What good or bad decisions did William of Normandy make?
William of Normandy repeated an accident through when he was having a rough time such as he kept on shirring away and the Saxons kept following him he would slaughter them as they ran down the hill
What changes did duke William make?
he bulit strong castles and he made 1000 and more people homeless
Who was William the Conqueror in the Middle Ages?
He conquered England because after Edward II (the Confessor) died in 1066 without heirs, Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, claimed the throne. This wasn't acceptable to William because when Harold Godwinson was captured in France, he had to make a duress (forced) oath in front of William (over the bones of two sainted bishops) saying that he would help William in becoming King of England. William invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings, in which Harold was killed. William assumed the English throne, becoming William I.
Why would the Queen make William a duke instead of a prince?
The queens son Charles is a prince, and her grandson is the duke.
What changes did duke William make to England after 1066?
he started off the feudral system and brought over lots of french people
How make sentences precise?
You research what you write in the sentence like for example you could write"William the Conquerar was born in Normandy,France."I got that information from wikipedia that's how it's precise.
Why was William duke of Normandy a good leader?
he was a good leader as Williams army is well prepared, but his soldieAnswerhe was a good leader as Williams army is well prepared, but his soldiers are on the lower ground.William rallies his troops and launches a counter attack on Harold.William knows unless King Harold leaves the hilltop he cannot win the battle so he orders his men to pretend to run away.
Who caused the Battle of Hastings?
Basically, it was because William the Conquerer had a better claim to the throne than Harold. It's fairly complicated:-In 1002, King Aethelred 2 of England married Emma, the daughter of Richard of Normandy (the father of the future William the Conquerer).In 1013, Aethelred , his wife, and 2 sons (Alfred and Edward) fled to Normandy after England was invaded by the Danes.In 1015, Aethelred returned to England .In 1016, Aethelred died, his son Edmund Ironside also died, and his 2 sons (Edmund and Edward) were banished and fled to Hungary and Cnut became king of England.To forestall any action by Richard of Normandy on behalf of his 2 nephews - Aethelred's and Emma's 2 sons - Cnut made a treaty with Richard and married Emma.In 1035, Cnut died and his kingdom was split up between his sons: Harold Harefoot took England, was crowned king, killed Aethelred, and expelled Emma. (She found refuge with Baldwin of Flanders. However, Richard of Normandy could not intervene on behalf of his nephews - Aethelred's and Emma's 2 sons - because he had also died in 1035, his 8 year old son William was Duke of Normandy, and the duchy was distracted by other things.In 1040 Harold died and Harthacnut was made king.In 1041 He invited his half-brother Edward, who was still in Normandy, to return to England: (this was a tacit recognition of Edward as heir presumptive to the throne.)In 1042 Harthacnut died and in 1043 Edward was made king. Edward the Confessor was half-Norman by blood, and fully-Norman by upbringing (he had lived there since 1013), his following was Norman, and he was surrounded by Norman priests and clergy.In 1048, Duke William of Normandy proposed for the hand of Matilda, the daughter of Baldwin 5 of Flanders in order to make an alliance.In 1051, Duke William of Normandy (now 24) visited his cousin Edward in England. Edward was childless and vowed to perpetual chastity. The question of succession was discussed, and William left for home with a claim of some sort to the English throne.In 1053 William married Matilda.In 1054, King Henry 1 of France died, who was succeeded by his infant son Philip 1, under the guardianship of Baldwin of Flanders. The king of France was 'in the pocket' of William's father-in-law, and this gave William great status .In 1064, King Edward the Confessor was dying, and William was visited by King Edward's chief Lieutenant, Harold Earl of Wessex.There are differing accounts of the exact details, they agree that Harold (then Earl of Wessex, and the chief Lieutenant of King Edward the Confessor of England [ who was dying] ) was caught in a storm in the English Channel, driven ashore on the coast of Ponthieu in Normandy, captured, and put in prison. William looked upon this as an act of God, and when he had Harold in his power ( Harold was virtually under-king of England at the time) refused to release him unless Harold did homage to William and swore that on his return he would recognize William's claim to the English throne. (There is no doubt that the oath was taken, and Harold did nothing to refute or deny it.)In 1066, before he died on January 5th, King Edward commended to the care of Harold 'his wife, his retainers, and all his kingdom' , and Harold was crowned King. William Duke of Normandy was most upset at this, with the breaking of oaths and promises and denial of his right of inheritance of the throne made to him. So, he decided that if he was not going to be given what was rightfully his, then he was going to take it by force.The basic cause of the Battle of Hastings was the usurpation of William, the Duke of Normandy's, rightful inheritance of the throne of England previously promised to him.[see "The Decisive Battles Of The Western World And Their Influence on History" by Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, Volume 1, 1954]
Was William the conqueror loyal?
yeah he was very loyal but did make the people of England very superstitious. He made England part of Normandy though so that was a down fall. hoped this helped <3
