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Why did William the Conqueror want to know how much people owned?
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Because he was instituting taxation.
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How is it know the victory of William the conqueror?
Because he won. :) I know Im a genius
What was William the conqueror's nationality?
William the conqueror was french or Norman because he was the king of Normandy, but spoke french and his ancestors were french. But his future generation is Norman, so i really don't know.
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."
Did William the Conqueror ever fail?
sorry dont know
What was the Domesday book used for?
The Domesday Book is a survey of all of England. William the conqueror created the Domesday Book, to keep a record of all the land in England, when the Danish army were going to invade England. The barons went and asked the villages about how much land they had, price when king Edward was alive and the price now. All of this information was kept as a record for William. The knights would threaten to kill anyone who lies. When William had the book he was able to take lands away from people when he needed it and he knew how much the land was worth. William also was able to know how much tax to charge because the more it was worth the more taxes they had to pay.
Is king William 1st William the Conqueror?
Yes. He is also know as William of Normandy
Why did William the Conqueror leave the throne?
Did he? I didn't know that.
How is it know the victory of William the conqueror?
Because he won. :) I know Im a genius
How many years was William the first king for?
Know as William the Conqueror was King for 21 years.
What was William the conqueror's nationality?
William the conqueror was french or Norman because he was the king of Normandy, but spoke french and his ancestors were french. But his future generation is Norman, so i really don't know.
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."
Did William the Conqueror ever fail?
sorry dont know
What was the Domesday book used for?
The Domesday Book is a survey of all of England. William the conqueror created the Domesday Book, to keep a record of all the land in England, when the Danish army were going to invade England. The barons went and asked the villages about how much land they had, price when king Edward was alive and the price now. All of this information was kept as a record for William. The knights would threaten to kill anyone who lies. When William had the book he was able to take lands away from people when he needed it and he knew how much the land was worth. William also was able to know how much tax to charge because the more it was worth the more taxes they had to pay.
The Domesday Book was used by William the Conqueror to .?
King William created the Domesday Book to determine the value of the property of England. He wanted to know how much taxes he could collect from his newly conquered land. It gives us the one picture of the way common people lived in Europe during that period. The Domesday Book was used by William to Conqueror to create a system of taxation for England.
How do you know William the Conqueror brought castles to England?
William the conqueror brought castles to England so other kings and Queen would back down from his Countries and he thought that he looked and felt more powerful with castles in England. How we know this you ask people have found old foundation and bricks from a castle in England well now there are buildings on that foundation. This is just from Txt books you would be better asking ur history teacher or someone who knows about history .
How old was William the Conqueror when he took over England?
The birth date of William I is not know, but it is believed to have been either in 1027 or 1028; which would have made him about 39 (+/-1) years old in 1066
Contributions of William the Conqueror?
William the conqueror was the king ofEngland for 21 years 1066-1087. He had many ways of controlling England for example the feudal system, the motte and bailey and terror.The feudal system was when William the conqueror gave some of his land to the knight or lords and the knight or lords to the peasants to work for them.William the conqueror had many castles because when the Saxons came to England to invade. The English would run up into the castle and stay there It was always on a very steep hill and people would throw down ladders so the villagers could climb up, then they would pull the ladder up so the Saxons couldn't get there until the main army came and defeated the enemy.For King William to pay for the mercenary army he hired to defend his kingdom; he needed a record of all financial and military resources available to him.He commissioned a survey of all the land and people in it, including even the farm animals. He wanted to know who owned what, how much it was worth and how much was owed to the King in tax, rents and military service.William the conqueror used terror to make people listen to him. For example, he got his knight to kill people.William was cruel man but a good king. He did have many ways to make the people of England listen to him. His is the most famous king.
