William

William the Conqueror

  • Birth
    Jan 1, 1028

    Birth

    William the Conqueror was born in the year 1028. He was born in Falaise, Normandy. He was the son of Robert duke of Normandy. He would soon turn into a great war hero.
  • France
    Jan 1, 1031

    France

    Henry I ascends to throne of France. He got the crown on the year 1031. He ruled until 1060.
  • exiled
    Jan 1, 1051

    exiled

    Earl Godwin exiled. Earl Godwin returns from exile to England along with a fleet and army. He wins back his power. Then he dies and his son takes his power.
  • Rome
    Jan 1, 1056

    Rome

    Queen Agnes rules the Roman Empire as queen until 1065. The Roman empire was one of the most powerful empires ever. And Queen Agnes ruled this empire.
  • Victory
    Jan 1, 1066

    Victory

    William has been the duke of Normandy since he was a little kid. but he because the master of Normandy after the battle of Val-Es-Dunes. he was victorious in this battle.
  • Invasion
    Jan 1, 1066

    Invasion

    William was planning a war on England. But william didn't have enough troops so he got support from the pope. Last he had to call three councils before he got their support.
  • Halleys comet
    Apr 1, 1066

    Halleys comet

    Halley's comet comes around every 75-79 years. this comet came around inside of Williams lifetime. This comet was named after Edmond Halley who perdicted when the comet would come back into Earth's atmosphere.
  • battle plans
    Aug 1, 1066

    battle plans

    William was very good at creating battle plans. What he did is that he would centralize distrabution of food. Also he got rid of garbage so less of his people would get sick.
  • War
    Sep 20, 1066

    War

    He had just defeated the English army and expected immediate surrender. To ensure the defeated northern earls did not cause any further trouble, Hardrada demanded 500 hostages. This was a battle plan to keep him safe.
  • battle of hastings
    Oct 14, 1066

    battle of hastings

    In the battle of hastings William was the leading general. He ended up winning the battle. After it was over William was officially called "William the Conqueror."
  • King
    Dec 25, 1066

    King

    When he finally arrived in London, the surviving Saxo surrendered the city without a fight. William was crowned king of England on Christmas Day 1066. This happened because of his battle plans.
  • Tower of London
    Jan 1, 1073

    Tower of London

    The Normands started the creation of the tower in 1066. this building took 7 years to finish. The name of the builder of the tower is Gundulf or the bishop of Rochester. William built this after his victory in the Battle of Hastings.
  • Africa
    Jan 1, 1080

    Africa

    Strong kingdoms arose in parts of Africa. Great Zimbabwe, for example, was a powerful kingdom in southern Africa. this is when kingdoms started to rise in Africa.
  • Book
    Jan 1, 1086

    Book

    on the year 1086 William compleeted the doomsday book. It was a survey of his newly conquered lands and possessions in England. He compleeted this at the end of his life.
  • Sep 9, 1087

    Death

    William the Conquerordied on the date of september 9, 1087. He died in Saint-Gervais, France. The burial site of William is in Abbey of Saint-Etienne, Caen.