William The Conqueror Achievements

William the Conqueror was a Norman duke who later became an English king. He had many great accomplishments. His most well-known accomplishments are the idea of feudalism and the Domesday Book. The Normans were a fierce group who were very militaristic. William the Conqueror was born around 1027 in Normandy. He was the illegitimate son of the former Duke of Normandy. Because his parents, Duke Robert I and Herleve, were not married, he was nicknamed William the Bastard. At the age of 8, he became the Duke of Normandy and chaos soon started to spread throughout Normandy. At the age of 15, he was knighted. William was in line to be the next English king after his cousin, Edward the Confessor. Edward died childless, so William got the throne. Unfortunately, Harold, the earl of Wessex, was crowned the next day. William claimed the previous king promised him the king. He was determined to take the crown back from Harold. This determination was the beginning of William’s conquest, starting at the Battle of Hastings where he defeated Harold. During William’s time of reign, he established the idea of feudalism. Feudalism was a property system and a military system. It was based on the religious concept of hierarchy, with
They had a warlike culture because of feudalism which is like a military system. Their military was very organized and disciplined. Because most of the men were in the military, women often worked or help take over their place in the household. They were also devout followers of the medieval Christian church. The Normans brought their beliefs with them as well as their architecture. They built many great cathedrals and also built for war. Another thing they brought with them was their habits. They brought wine drinking into England and some new names as well. The nobles spoke Norman French while everyone else spoke Anglo-Saxon. It wasn’t intentional, but the two languages merged and created today’s modern