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How William the Conqueror took control after the Battle of Hastings…
How William the Conqueror took control after the Battle of Hastings
1066
Cut off reinforcements in the North
Felt God was not on their side
Quick to secure royal treasury
Would rule England like rest of Anglo-Saxon kings
Coronation
Rebellions
Copsig murdered after 5 weeks
Gospatric, newly appointed earl, then rebelled with Edgar, Edwin, and morcar
Earldom then given to Robert de Comines
William paid off rebels and took castle by force
Harrying of the North
Destroyed crops
Brunt houses
Killed 100,000
60& of Yorkshire barren
Revolt of the Earls
Waltheof forced to step down, marking end of pre-Norman England
Castles
William built castles to control populations
Base for lord of area
SHowed authority
Anglo-Norman state
Archbishop Stigand
English thegn Eadnoth
Magnates from Normandy
Used existing sheriffs and same teasuy
Chancery taken from engalnd
Ranulf Flambard collected taxes and became rich
Diplomacy
William maded deal with Malcolm, making Scotland not a threat
Feufalism
Allowed seats to wane
England broken up into smaller earldoms and shires
WIlliam now owned all the land
People would have to pay William to own land
William would ward land if landholders were too young
Controlled marriages of widows
15,20000 lost control of their lands
Fiscal Policy
Heavy taxation to pay for dues
Danegeld to keep out Danes
Used same coinage
Strong relationships with Chruch
Built Church
Priests not allowed to marry, so William could name them
Helpers
Odo of Bayeux
Lanfranc