WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR1In the second

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR1In the second half of the eleventh century England was conquered by aNorman Duke William by name, one of the most powerful feudal lords ofFrance. Under the pretext of having rightful claims2 to the English throne,William landed on the southern shores of England in September 1066. Thewell-armed Norma n knights met the Anglo-Saxon troops gathered byHarold, their king, at Hastings 3 on October 14.1066. The battle raged withvarying fortune 4 all day, but finally the Anglo-Saxons gave way. KingHarold was killed and the Normans won the battle. Some time later, Londonwas forced to open its gates to the conquerors.William became King of England and was called William theConqueror. He named himself the "lawful heir" of the English king andpromised to grant the old rights and customs to the Anglo-Saxon nobility.But this was, in fact, only a pretext to pacify5 the local population whichfell under the foreign yoke6. The real intentions of William the Conquerorbecame clear when he began confiscating the lands of the English baronsand replacing the Saxon nobility by Norman nobles and knights who becamethe ruling group. The confiscation of lands and their distributionamong the Norman nobility completed the re-establishment of the feudal systemin England.Land grants in reward for 7 military service was a characteristic featureof feudalism. In France and Germany these land grants led to the weakeningof royal authority, since8 the great landowners could use their military forcesagainst the king. In England this danger also existed, but in a smaller degree.William granted large estates to his followers9, but he was careful to scatterthem in manors over the country in a way which made it difficult for the greatlandowners to concentrate their knights for rebellion 10 against the king.The Norman kings ruled with the help of a governing body of the so-calledCuria Regis (the King's Court). It made laws, imposed and levied taxes,and tried disputesl2, but the king was always present and his word was^ decisive. In just the same way13 each 4 baron1 ruled his vassals, each knightlyholder of a manor 1 5 -his villeins.

CONQUEROR1 THE WILLIAM
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by Norman of Duke, the William by name, one's are most of the powerful the feudal lords of
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to the English throne,
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a well-armed knights the n Norma met the Saxon-Anglo's Gathered by Troops
of Harold, Their a king, AT 3 Hastings
on October 14 1066. Battle raged with of The
varying the fortune 4
all day, but finally the Anglo- Saxons gave way. King
of Harold WAS Killed and the Normans won the battle. Time later Some, the London
WAS a forced to the open its' gates to the Conquerors.
The William Became King of England and the WAS Called the William
the Conqueror. The He the named Himself the "lawful heir" of the English a king and
Promised to 'grant the old rights and Customs to the Anglo's-Saxon nobility.
But the this WAS, in Fact, only a PRETEXT to pacify5
the local population the which
Fell under the States Foreign yoke6
. Intentions of real of The the the William the Conqueror
Became the clear the when he Began confiscating the lands of the English barons
and Replacing the Saxon nobility by Norman by the nobles and knights the who Became
the ruling group. Confiscation of lands of The and Their distribution
for Among the by Norman nobility completed the Establishment of the the feudal system
in England.
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of royal authority, since8
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10
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and the tried disputesl2
, But the a king WAS the always present and a His word WAS
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