William the Conqueror
What does Winnie the Pooh and William the Conqueror have in common?
Their Middle Name!!
William the Conqueror was born 1028, son of the Duke of Normandy. His father died in 1035 and William became the heir to the throne. In 1042 William started to take a controlling interest of Normandy. William then married Matilda, the daughter of Count Baldwin of Flanders in 1053.
In 1066, the King of England died and leaving no heirs Harold the Earl of Wessex was crowned King. This infuriated William as he had been promised prior he would become one day King of England. This initiated the events of the Battle of Hastings.
Once William the Conqueror became King of England his first duties were to secure his borders. In 1086 William surveyed the full Kingdom of England to assess the resources owned and farmed to ascertain the extent he may raise the taxes. This created the “Domesday Book”, which still remains one of the oldest legal valid documents in Britain.
With the Kingdom settled, William handed over control of England to the Regents and spent his last 15 years in Normandy. William died on the 9th of September 1087 from brutal wounds received during the Siege of Mantes. The Kingdoms subsequently were divided between his two sons, Robert becoming King of Normandy and William Rufus becoming King of England.
In 1066, the King of England died and leaving no heirs Harold the Earl of Wessex was crowned King. This infuriated William as he had been promised prior he would become one day King of England. This initiated the events of the Battle of Hastings.
Once William the Conqueror became King of England his first duties were to secure his borders. In 1086 William surveyed the full Kingdom of England to assess the resources owned and farmed to ascertain the extent he may raise the taxes. This created the “Domesday Book”, which still remains one of the oldest legal valid documents in Britain.
With the Kingdom settled, William handed over control of England to the Regents and spent his last 15 years in Normandy. William died on the 9th of September 1087 from brutal wounds received during the Siege of Mantes. The Kingdoms subsequently were divided between his two sons, Robert becoming King of Normandy and William Rufus becoming King of England.