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- But I am related to him and he promised me the throne!
- The people declare me the new king of England.
- Soon, I'll kill Harold and take the throne myself.
- Your reign is over. Now it's my turn!
- NO!!
- Sir, the people are revolting against you.
- Well I'm fed up! Destroy their farms and their things!
- Yes sir.
- King Edward had died and sadly left no heirs. But William was related to due to Edward's Uncle. However, Harold, a Powerful Noble claimed the crown of England. The people of England wanted Harold to be king and crowned him King Harold II on January 6, 1066, the day after King Edward died. Another man who claimed the English throne was King Hardrada of Norway.
- I want you to do a full survey of the landholdings of all of England.
- Yes sir.
- Understood. Soldiers, you heard what he said!
- After King Harold defeated the Norwegian invaders, he After defeating the Norwegian invaders turned to face William. William was ready for battle. William had brought archers and knights. Harold's foot soldiers were no match for William's forces and William won the battle and King Harold II was killed by an arrow.
- Did you know that he phrase ‘feudal system’ wasn’t used at the time, but it started to be used by historians from the 18th century onwards to try to describe what life was like in the Middle Ages.
- Oh. I didn't know!
- William spent a lot of time putting down revolts. He became so angry with the revolts that he ordered much of the countryside destroyed. His army burnt farms, destroyed food, and killed throughout the area. This was known as "Harrying of the North."
- Ah, finally. My castle is built.
- William ordered a full survey of the landholdings of all of England. He had men go around the land and record who owned the land and all the property they had including such things as livestock, farm equipment, and mills. This information was all put into a single book called the Domesday Book.
- Feudalism is a way of looking at how society was organized in medieval times.
- William built many castles and cathedrals throughout England. These included Windsor Castle, the Tower of London, Colchester Castle, and the Rochester Cathedral.
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