The Norman Conquest of England
The A person from Normandy in northern France. The Normans invaded and conquered England in the 11th century. who arrived with an army in 1066 were military invaders. William the Conqueror claimed he was the rightful King of England, and after the The battle in 1066 at which Norman invaders led by Duke William 'the Conqueror' defeated Anglo-Saxon forces under King Harold, and after which the Normans took control of England. in 1066, he took control of England by force, becoming its ruler. William had promised all Norman nobles who joined the invasion that they could have land which was then seized from Anglo-Danish owners.
This When people move from one place to another. was different from all the others that followed because the Normans took political and economic power and imposed their rule forcefully.
William controlled England by means of a series of connected measures. He built castles on high points with a view over towns and countryside, and with living quarters for troops. He imposed strict systems of justice and taxation and, to help him collect taxes, organised a survey of all the land and property in the kingdom. This was recorded in the The book recording all the land and property in England that was the result of a survey completed on the orders of King William I in 1086..
William also imposed the The feudal system was a way of organising society into different groups based on their roles. It had the king at the top with all of the control, and the peasants at the bottom doing all of the work.. This was a form of organisation and control in which everyone had their place. He also made sure that people close to him were in charge of the Church.
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