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William the Conqueror . Who is William the Conqueror . Nationality: Norman Also Known by the Nickname: William the Bastard Lifespan: 1028 - 1087 Reigned as King of England: 1066 - 1087 Date of Birth: William the Conqueror was born in 1028 - his exact date of birth is unknown
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Who is William the Conqueror • Nationality: Norman • Also Known by the Nickname: William the Bastard • Lifespan: 1028 - 1087 • Reigned as King of England: 1066 - 1087 • Date of Birth: William the Conqueror was born in 1028 - his exact date of birth is unknown • Family connections / Genealogy: He was the bastard son of Robert I the Duke of Normandy. William had six daughters and four sons: Robert, who was called Court-hose or Short-legs; William, called Rufus, because he had red and ruddy complexion; Henry, called Beau-clerc or the fine scholar; and Richard who died young
Who is William the Conqueror • Married: Matilda of Flanders in 1052 • Date succeeded to the throne of England: King William I was crowned King of England in January 1067 at Westminster Abbey, London • Date when William the Conqueror died: King William I died at Saint-Gervais near Rouen, France on 9th September 1087 • Cause of the Death of William the Conqueror: Riding accident when he fell from his horse • Character of William the Conqueror: Tough, brave, inspirational and religious • Accomplishments or why William the Conqueror was famous: Victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Building great castles in England, including the Tower of London. The Domesday Book. The Bayeux Tapestry. The Norman Conquest and the 'Harrying of the North'. Hereward the Wake
When/ Where • 1028 William the Conqueror was born the bastard son of Robert I the Duke of Normandy • 1035William the Bastard became Duke of Normandy at the age of seven years old • 1051William insists that King Edward the Confessor had promised that William should succeed him as king of England. • 1052William marries Matilda of Flanders. William and Matilda had six daughters and four sons 1066 The Events culminating in the Battle of Hastings • January 4: The Death of Edward the Confessor • January 6 : Harold Earl of Wessex crowned King of England • April Halley's Comet appears • Norman successful mission to Rome to seek Papal support for the Norman Invasion • September 27: Duke William sets sail for England - The Norman Invasion begins • September 28: Duke William lands at Pevensey, on the South coast of England. The Norman Invasion
When/ Where • September 29: Duke William occupies Hastings, on the South coast of England • October 1: Harold , celebrating his victory over the Vikings at York, receives news of the Norman invasion. Harold marches his army back from the North of England to the South of England to defend against the Norman Invasion! • October 6: King Harold arrives in London • October: The English Army prepare their defences at Senlac • October 13: Negotiations between the Normans and Saxons - William demands that King Harold either resigns his royalty in favor of William, refers it to the arbitration of the Pope or let it be determined by the issue of a single combat. King Harold declines • October 14: The Normans and the Saxons fight the Battle of Hastings. The wounded King Harold was killed and his body mutilated by the Normans. William had won the Battle of Hastings - he was the Conqueror • December 25: William is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey in London • 1067 Normans quash rebellion led by King Harold's mother Gytha • 1068 King William exacts a terrible punishment on the rebels in the North of England referred to as 'The Harrying of the North' • Matilda is crowned Queen of England • 1071 King William quashes a rebellion led by the English hero Hereward the Wake • 1073 The Building of Norman castles in England and Wales including the Tower of London • 1086 Compilation of the Doomsday book • 1087 9th September: King William I dies at Saint-Gervais near Rouen, France
Why was he significant in the middle ages • William the Conqueror should strictly be known as William I. • William is credited with kick-starting England into the phase known as Medieval England • William was the victor at the Battle of Hastings • he introduced modern castle building techniques into Medieval England and by his death in 1087 • he had financially tied down many people with the Doomsday Book.
