William the conqueror

William the conqueror

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  William the Conqueror
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  William´s general characteristics. •1027-1087 • From Norman • Also known as William the Bastard • Son of Robert I • William had 6 doughters and 4 sons. • 1051 – William met Edward the Confesor. • William built a power army.
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  • Death ofEdward the confesor. • Batlle of Hastings • Harold Godwinson and the english throne. • William’s reaction. • Harold vs William
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  William: the kingof England • His conquest only just began. • Anglo saxon rebelion against Normans every year until 1070. • Norman army ocupation (at least 20 years) • Saxon lands to the normans nobles.
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  Feudalism • He organisedhis English Kingdom according to the feudal system. • Each new area of land was captured. • He kept enough land for himself. • Farm land of England: half to the Normans nobles, a quarter to the church and kept a fifth himself. • England was differet: it had one powerful family instead of a large number of nobles.
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  • Central idea:al the land was owned by the king but it was held by others in return for services. • Two basic principales in feudalism: every man had a lord, and every lord had land. • king’s responsabilities. • By 1086, William wanted to know exactly, who owned each piece of land. • 1087: William died.