I think he burnt it down or something but i barely know so someone please give a better answer! i just didnt want people to ask the question and have no answer. so here is a rubbish answer. somebody please reanswer this!
Because Dover castle was and still is an important castle and a strategic battle point so key to conquering England.
what did he do
Dover had (and still has) a major castle. It also was (and still is) the main English port on the Channel, and in 1066 a large force of well armed Anglo-Saxon soldiers was stationed there. So, after the Battle of Hastings, William of Normanday decided to remove this potential threat to his victory.
William went straight to Dover and killed the soldiers in the castle he then left his own soldiers there in replacement
When William of Normandy took over the throne in England the first type of castle he introduced was the motte and bailey castle. A few years later some of the motte and bailey castles where upgraded to concentric castles.
Here are the names of 5 castles built by King William I (William the conqueror) : * Warwick castle * Rochester castle * Lincoln castle * Windsor castle * Winchester castle There were also many more castles built by King William I.
William marched to London, passing through important towns like Dover and Canterbury on the way. There was a castle of English soldiers at Dover which he needed to defeat.
there is more than one castle built by william of normandy. Examples of his castles are : Hastings castle and Exeter castle.
He burnt it down but then rescued the people who surrendered and paid them for the damages to show he was a cruel but fair king
Ir was located in Caen,
William of Normandy
Dover had (and still has) a major castle. It also was (and still is) the main English port on the Channel, and in 1066 a large force of well armed Anglo-Saxon soldiers was stationed there. So, after the Battle of Hastings, William of Normanday decided to remove this potential threat to his victory.
William went straight to Dover and killed the soldiers in the castle he then left his own soldiers there in replacement
He had a castle and he got married
When William of Normandy took over the throne in England the first type of castle he introduced was the motte and bailey castle. A few years later some of the motte and bailey castles where upgraded to concentric castles.
Here are the names of 5 castles built by King William I (William the conqueror) : * Warwick castle * Rochester castle * Lincoln castle * Windsor castle * Winchester castle There were also many more castles built by King William I.
The population of Dover castle is 28,156.
The first M&B castle built by William 1 was aat Pevensey, inside a Roman fort. It may have been a pre fabricated castle brought by ship from Normandy.
Dover Castle !