William the Conqueror

He did something called the Harrying of the North, where he burnt down villages and crops so the people would starve. York was destroyed and animals were killed- there was starvation and famine so that the Saxon resistance was crushed and they would never do it again.

Most people say that William, duke of Normandy was cruel but he did have at least one friend which was Edward, the Confessor who supposedly had said that William should be the next king. Edward, the Confessor was also a distant cousin of William's and was his best friend.

because he wanted the land for himself

his nick name was will duke normman

At this moment, the queen is Beatrix. Due to some some tradition, the husband / wife of the person who is part of the royal family and becomes king / queen not automatically also becomes king / queen, but is called prince / princess.

Before he died, the husband of Beatrix was prince Claus (von Amsberg).

William, Duke of Normandy, claimed that Edward the Confessor had promished him the throne, but there's NO evidence that he did so. MY ANSWER!!!!! William of Normandy believed he was entitled to the throne of England because he claimed the Edward swore the holy grails for when he died he was to become King. Although William says this there is no evidence that he did so.

william the conqueror was relatively popular with the English. They actually preferred him to some of the English ones! But, saying that the amount of times he was dissed and abused were plentiful, but with his money and good battling skills and most of all kindness towards his people, the English grew onto him and respected his ways as an english king.

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William married Matilda of Flanders in 1053 in the chapel at Eu, Normandy (Seine-Maritime).

William the Conqueror built the Tower of London and started Windsor Castle.

So that he knew how much to tax people depending on how much land they owned and how much money they were making.

He pretended to be dead to fool the English. Harold Godwineson's side, hearing that William was dead, would probably of assumed that the Norman side would give up without their leader, so would have sort of relaxed, and would not be expecting William's army to rise again.

The speed with which William the Conqueror committed to the creation of a castle at Chepstow is testament to its strategic importance.

When William the Conqueror was growing up he was called William the B*****d because his parents were not married. After the Battle of Hastings, he was called William the Conqueror because of his take over of England.

As King, William the Conqueror would have had no one to lord over him. He fought for no other mans banner but his own as king.

Robert I, Duke of Normandy. His mother was Herleva of Falaise (also spelled in various other ways, spelling being more of an art than a science at the time).

William the Conqueror, 1066,

Said to his captains, 'I mean to affix

England to Normandy. Go out and borrow

Some bows and some arrows, we're starting tomorrow.'

So William went conquering hither and thither

'Til Angles and Saxons were all of a dither

He conquered so quickly you couldn't keep count

Of the counties he conquered, I think they amount

To ten, or a doxen, or even a score,

And I haven't a doubt he'd have conquered some more,

But death put an end to the tactics, thank Heaven,

Of William the Conqueror, 1087.

Sources say that William won the battle at about 11/12 am

Harold Godwinson was never The King he fought William Duke of Normandy but failed and was killed. The Duke killed both of his challengers and won the throne.

it was significant becuz he had made England become more powerful. so that's that.

He brought French to England and that is why we have words like 'Parliament' which came from France. Castles such as Rochester castle were build and fighting on horseback was introduced. The domesday book was created which is the equivalent of the census we have today. They brought archery and trade across the Channel. Hope this helps!

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The mother of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England, was Herleva who according to one version is the daughter of a tanner (possibly undertaker) from Falaise.

There is a suggestion based in part on the writings of Oderic Vitalis that Fulbert was Duke Robert's chamberlain and that therefore Herleva was of higher birth.

It is certainly true that she married a lord Herluin de Conteville by who she bore Odo Bishop of Bayeux.

Ther problem is that all these stories are at least one generation removed from the events. It is certain that the relationship between Duke Robert (called both the Magnificent and the Devil) and Herleva was irregular and William's illegitimacy is in no doubt; hence his being cognominated "the Bastard".

William the Conqueror was the son of Robert the Devil and his second wife Arlette du Tonnerre. The pope refused to recognise the legitimacy of Robert's "Danish Marriage" and legitimise the young prince. Hence in the eyes of the Roman Church, William FitzRobert remained a Bastard (hense his nickname William the Bastard). His mother Arlette was the daughter of Fulbert de Tonnerre a nephew of Wigo de Tonnerre, she was named for her paternal grandmother. Arlette's mother was Doda MacMalcolm and was either a sister or cousin of Macbeth of Scotland.

the horses were from Normandy, or current day France. they were also usually Friesian horses, because of their black color, swift movement, quick turns and great endurance.