What made William the Conqueror a good king?

Answer 1

William the Conqueror was important because he established feudalism in Europe. Europe had no central government and was constantly being attacked by vikings and other barbarians, so feudalism was very important. Feudalism was a system of loyalty. Monarchs were loyal to lords and the other way around. Lords were loyal to knights and the other way around. Knights were loyal to both lords and peasants, and lords were loyal to peasants, who were also loyal to the lords and knights. Without feudalism, no work would have gotten done, and the kingdoms may not have been protected.

This is not true.

Feudalism was established in France long before the Norman Conquest of England.

William had to pledge loyalty to King Henry I of France as his Liege Lord under the feudal system. In later times this obligation by the descendants of William was the cause of the conflict between England and France that lasted for centuries. With the combined power of England and the Norman possessions in France the Normans saw no reason to be subservient to the French crown.

William was important because he established a new order in England, he ended the conflict between the Danes and the Saxons by establishing himself as King. As a conquering leader he was able to impose his own form of centralized rule over his new kingdom. William actually spent very little time in England so he had to organise a system of government that allowed his nobility to govern without anyone getting too powerful to challenge an absentee King.

His legacy was also important, as he divided his heritage between his oldest son Robert that gained Normandy and his next surviving son that became William II, establishing England as a separate kingdom again.

Answer 2

William was a good leader because he led his army into the battle of Hastings in three rows, archers at the front, foot soldiers in the middle and the knights at the back. He also came to England prepared he came with 2000 soldiers, 4000 horses, food and wine, chain mail armour and weapons.

Answer 3

William showed fantastic leadership by being courageous and brave. At one point he led his army up Senlac Hill to attack the English. He also prepared his tactics and used them thoroughly. Another good point is that a trick he used was to retreat and then run back. The English fell for this twice.

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Answer 4

I think William was a good medieval leader because he promised that he would listen to all of his people. He also established feudalism in Europe. Before William the conqueror made the feudal system Europe didn't really have a governmental system and was constantly being attacked by Vikings and other barbarians. This made feudalism very important; it was a system of loyalty. Feudalism was a system in France first so William brought it from France to England. He was also creative in the way he thought of his plans, even if his first one failed. He was also very smart in the way he planned his battles. With The Battle of Hastings it was very intelligent to wait for Harold to march his army north, fight with Hardrada, then wait for him to march his army back down only to find another battle awaiting him. Harold's army was really tired after marching the whole way south, but William's army had been resting and having a feast ready for battle.

William the Conqueror built a lot of castles all over England. His most famous castle is the Tower of London. He also created the doomsday book which helped him keep a lookout on what all of his people had and what they did in their lives.

William would have also been a good king as he belonged to a rich and wealthy family. He also said that he would be the right king as he would do his duty, he was also a good ruler of Normandy so he would do a good job at being the king of England. He also said that he would listen to everyone and be a very nice king.

Answer 5

William was a good king because he was generous to his people and he gave them homes if they had nowhere to stay.

Answer 6

he was a great military commander because of the tactics in the battle of Hastings, which actually didn't start of to be a tactic it was actually an accident.