William the Conqueror

a relative of the king of england

He conquered England because after Edward II (the Confessor) died in 1066 without heirs, Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, claimed the throne. This wasn't acceptable to William because when Harold Godwinson was captured in France, he had to make a duress (forced) oath in front of William (over the bones of two sainted bishops) saying that he would help William in becoming King of England.

William invaded England and won the Battle of Hastings, in which Harold was killed. William assumed the English throne, becoming William I.

yas william did have good idears cause he thought of false retreats wich work because they broke the wall of harolds shield wall

There was already a form of feudalism in England before the Norman Conquest as there was in France.

Saxon society had a heirarchy of warrior Thanes and an underclass of thralles with a class called Churles in the middle, who were sharecroppers on the Thanes land.

After the Norman Conquest of England William simply replaced the ruling class with his own aristocracy. The Saxon Thanes that pledged loyalty to him could rent land from their new rulers, effectively becoming a higher class of Churl, the thralls became serfs under their new Lords. As the system developed the Normans allowed men to pledge themselves for military service instead of paying tax in the form of labour to their Lord. These freemen formed the backbone of the English army in times of war.

After the battle of hastings William of Normandy went to stay in barking for a while.

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William the conqueror use castles to control England because the castles shown power and defence.

After the Harrying of the North, no one dared to attack the castles because they were to afraid.

Also, the Churches were the biggest buildings so when William built the castles that were bigger than churches the people were amazed!

The Battle for Normandy was fought in Normandy, France.

because he didnt have a boat

The people who were king after William the Conqueror were

William II (William's son)

Henry I ( Williams son)

Steven (Williams grandson and Henry's nephew)

Henry II (grandson of Henry I)

he made the Domesday book which helped him make sure all his subjects were paying the right amount of money for their taxes they had to pay. The consequences of lying were horrific, like an example was death

The Generals of William the Conqueror were Espileman, Alphonso, Sonofabitch, Rascal, Awful, and Consternation. I desend from Espileman. Do you have a source document or some historical document that tells what General Espileman's first name was, where he was born, where is he buried, was he the Governor of Ireland appointed by William, and any other details? Please advise.

Thank you,

David V. Spielman

In this quotation,it describe the Romans and Greeks.The conquerors,which is Romans,conquered the land of Greece.in a way,why do the Greeks become the conquerors not because they won from Romans but they conquered Romans in Literature.As we know the Greeks are the origin of all literature and no one can imitate it.The greek had the strong influence in Roman literature.

he married Matilda of Flanders and had several children. Some of these were Robert Curthose, Richard (who was killed in a hunting accident in 1075), Cecily, Agatha, and Adela. His more valued children were William Rufus (who became King) Robert (was killed by William rufus and Henry Beauclerk (who became King after William).

King William the I (William the conqueror) didn't build all his castles out of stone. In fact, most of the castles he built were made out of wood. These wooden castles were called Motte and Bailey castles. The castles that hedid build out of stone were called Stone Keep Castles (Stone Castles). King William built the Stone Keep Castles out of stone because stone is stronger than wood, doesn't rot within a few years and doesn't burn easily.

Yes William the Conqueror did grant the Pearcys land, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings -- www.houseofnames.com

kind of a fighting game, but not really. it has weapons like a staff.

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.

He was born in 1028 and he was a skillful warrior.

The indigenous rulers and occupiers of the land, the Anglo-Saxons.

He defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and took over, although he was essentially ruling over Anglo-Saxon Peasants.

William the conqueror was extremely strict in how he exerted his power. He would take such measures as making sure all chocolate was melted with a hot spoon and that the wives never wore purple or deep violet shoes. This ensured that no uprising was made againts himself.

Queen Elizabeth I does not have a direct line of decent from William the Conquerer. However Queen Elizabeth II isdecended from William the Conquerer through Edward IV; when the royal lines reconverged. William the Conquerer is her 22nd times Great Grandfather.

William the Conqueror loved his wife Matilda. They were cousins and at first they were not allowed to get married. They then decided to build two churches in Normandy and therefore the Pope allowed them to get married.