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There were a number of threats to William's rule, the first being a general uprising of the Saxon people under a claimant to the throne, he quickly took actions to avoid this by replacing almost all important positions within the church and aristocracy with Norman nobles. There were also tactics such as saying he had been promised the throne by Harold Godwinson that he used to try and secure his position.

The second threat was assassination; many Anglo saxon kings had been assassinated and it was very possible for William to one day be killed. However, his servants and trusted guards seem to have kept him safe from such threats.

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