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By 1071, William had destroyed Saxon power, put down some rebellious Normans, defeated a Danish invasion, invaded Scotland and got the Scots to agree to keep quiet and pay him tribute, and gone back to France to re-conquer Maine (which had rebelled in his absence.) He spent the rest of his life, until his death in 1087, organizing the English government. He created a centralized feudal government, something unique in Europe at the time. William was able to do this because he not only conquered the country outright, but replaced the nobility with his own men. Moreover, he made sure there were fewer nobles per capita than in any other nation. The English nobles would eventually rebel, and would do so several times over the next few centuries. But because the royal government was stronger, and the nobility smaller, than was normally the case in Europe, the central government survived these situations in better shape than any other nation.Yes...if you were a norman...but the england we see today is bassically because of himYes he was. He basically revolutionized England, and made the famous Doomsday books. He kicked the Saxons nobles out and gave Norman control. Also, the Goverment was rich and strong due to William. The strange thing, before William conquered Engaldn, he was known as William the Bastard.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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