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The barons are the closest people to King William they look after his land.
William the Conquerer brought roughly 200 to 300 french barons to England . Most people would have thought he would have brought much more .
The knights from King William's army promised to fight for the barons for 40 days each year.
The French noblemen who followed William the Conqueror in his enterprise, were rewarded with English land grants in fief by the new king. They swore to William feudal oath becoming Barons of England.
because the land was dived to the barons
William Barons died in 1505.
The barons are the closest people to King William they look after his land.
Yes, the Barons promised William loyalty and Knights, and the Knights promised loyalty to their Barons and 40 days a year of service in William's army.
William the Conquerer brought roughly 200 to 300 french barons to England . Most people would have thought he would have brought much more .
William Henry Blaauw has written: 'The barons' war' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Great Britain Barons' War, 1263-1267, History
The knights from King William's army promised to fight for the barons for 40 days each year.
The French noblemen who followed William the Conqueror in his enterprise, were rewarded with English land grants in fief by the new king. They swore to William feudal oath becoming Barons of England.
After King William I (William the Conquer), the Norman Barons would have been the most powerful.
because the land was dived to the barons
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To show that he was at the top of the system and no one else was better then him.The system went abit like this: King William The barons Then the Knights Then the peasants
he used the feudal system (king above barons, above knights above freemen and slaves) which meant he only needed to control the barons (who were loyal to him) who would in turn would take care of the knights, etc.