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Was William the Conqueror King of France before he was King of England?
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How did William the Conqueror help esaplish democracy?
William the Conqueror instituted Feudalism in England; it was a French system and not present in England before him.
Who was William the Conqueror before he became the king of England?
William duke of Normandy
Who invaded England before the William the Conqueror?
King edward
When did William the Conqueror become a conqueror?
21 years before his death i think
Was William king of England?
England has had 4 kings named William: William I the Conqueror; William II Rufus, son of the Conqueror;William III of Orange joint ruler with Mary Stewart; William IV, after George IV & before Queen Victoria.(1830s)
What was religion like before William the Conqueror came in control of England?
v dSC
What did the English call William the Conqueror?
William the Bastard (as he was illegitmate) or officially the Duke of Normandy which he was before he conquered England.
Who invaded England in 1066 led by William the conquerer?
William the Conqueror, from Normandy, France and his army he was known as William the Bastard (Guillaume le Bâtard) because of the illegitimacy of his birth. He lead an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen from Paris to victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror became the first King of England in the House of Normandy. Before William England was ruled by the Saxons. Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king in England.
Why is William the Conqueror called the Conqueror?
King William I of England called himself "The Conqueror." This was to support his claim that after he became King he, personally, owned all of the land of England "by right of conquest."
What was the bay where no9 landed before the battle of hastings?
If No9 means William the Conqueror and his Normans, it was Pevensey Bay.
Why did William the Conqueror kill of the British population before he came to the throne?
he killed many of the English, and then he finally reached King Harold, and then killed him. Once King Harold was dead, William the Conqueror became the new King of England.
Who led the Normans against the Saxon in 1066AD?
The Norman invasion of England in 1066 was led by William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, who became King William I after his victory over the Saxons. He was commonly known before this, especially in France, as William the Bastard (Guillaume le Bâtard) on account of his illegitimate birth.
