Prince William The Conqueror

Finally, in the year 1066, Prince William of Normandy in just a few thousand soldiers behind him across the strait that separates mainland Continent with the British, determined to be carrying British rulers. Courageous determination frenzy proved successful, final attempt the invasion of foreign powers who can walk properly, the Norman Conquest is more than just grab
United Kingdom crown for William and his descendants. This brings a profound influence on all subsequent British history in various aspects and types of unimaginable by William himself.
William was born around 1027 in a town of Falaise in Normandy, France. Status child prostitute, but the only son of Robert I, Prince of Normandy. Robert died in 1035 when on his way home on a pilgrimage to Darussalam. Before his departure he had appointed William as his heir. So, at the age of eight years, has become a Prince William of Normandy. Far from a guarantee him get a good position and luxurious appointments make it complicated position for William. Because he's nothing more than a child who should head the barons who clearly had the old fart. Taklah surprising that the ambitions of barons were more prominent than loyalty. And the consequences can be assessed well then: there was a situation of anarchy, three guards were killed by ruthless William even personal teacher sticks his neck was slashed. With the help of French King Henry I (who actually nothing more than a mere status symbol) William fortunate to continue to see the sunlight in the early years of his life. Not as bad luck or the teacher's personal bodyguard.
Year 1042, when the age Williarn year mid-teens, he was appointed a military officer of honor. After that he had a personal role in political events. Then broke into a series of battles against the feudal barons of Normandy and ultimately winnable position of William of stabilizing. (Inevitably, the unofficial status of the child who is in self-William is a political obstacle that often its opponents call "sundelan"). Year 1603 he managed to conquer the Maine, neighboring provinces and in 1064 he also managed to be recognized as the ruler of Brittany, as well as other neighboring provinces.
From 1042 until 1066, King Edward of England is "The Recipient Confession." Because Edward berputera no one, much movement plans to replace the British royal position. From the point of blood relations, replacing Edward William demand is weak; Edward's mother is a sister of William's grandfather. However, in the year 1051, perhaps influenced by the way William showed that he had the ability, Edward William promises to be his successor.
Year 1064, Harold Prince Goldwin most powerful in the UK and dear friend and brother in law into the hands of Edward William. William Harold treated properly but held until he was sworn prop up the demands of William obtained the crown of the British Empire. Many people think the oath of this kind of robbery model has no legal and moral ties, and did Harold do not think so. When Edward died in 1066, Harold Goldwin British Empire demanded the crown for himself and an entity named 'Witan' (bodies whose members are commonly nobles took part in the decision about who was the holder of the royal crown) selecting a new king. William, the burning ambition and anger to Harold for breaking the oath, the British invaded the decision to seize the throne by force of arms.
William gathered a fleet and army on the coast of France, and in early August 1066 he was ready to lift anchor. However, the expedition was delayed several weeks waiting meredanya bad wind from the north. Meanwhile, the King of Norway Harald Hardraade separate attacks across the sea to the north of England. Harold Goldwin alerting troops to the south of England, ready to attack William. Thus he had to deploy troops to the north of England to block those attacks Norway. On 25 September, in a battle at Stamford Bridge king of Norway was killed and his army mess.
Only two days later the wind changed in the Strait of Canal and William hurried his troops to England. Perhaps, you should let William Harold moved toward him, or at least enough to rest his men before entering into battle. However, he did the opposite in fact. He quickly moved his army back south to face William. The two armies met on December 4, 1066 in a famous battle at Hastings. At the end of the day that horsemen and archers are capable of William devastating memporak-Anglo-Saxon powers. By the fall of the night, King Harold himself was killed. Two brothers had been killed earlier in the battle and no British leader had left the weight and authority to form a new army or against the demands of William of the royal crown. William was crowned in London on Christmas Day.
Despite five years, the rebellion broke out a few scattered, but William could thumped them all. William uses this pretext as an excuse revolt seized all land in England and declared that all land is owned privately. Many of the lands were then distributed to the followers of those who control the land Norwegianya in feudal conditions as vassalnya. As a result, the entire Anglo-Saxon aristocracy removed, replaced by the Norwegian people. (Much as it sounds dramatic, just a few thousand people who are directly involved with this power shift. Create the problem tenants no more than a mere exchange of masters).
William always was and pretended he was the legitimate King of England during his lifetime and most of the British institutions as they are maintained without change. Because William stakeholders obtain information about what is hers, he ordered the execution of a detailed census concerning population and property. The results of the census was recorded in a big book called "Domesday Book", which is a source of valuable historical information. (Original text is still there until now, kept in the Public Record Office in London).
William married and had four sons and five daughters. He died in 1087 in the city of Rouen, northern France. Since then every king in the UK is a direct descendant. Strangely, though William the Conqueror was probably the most important kings in England, he himself was not English, but French. He was born in France and closed life in France, spent most of his life there and could only speak French. (He happened to be a blind letter).
In the case of measuring the significance of William's influence on the history of one of the most must be remembered is not going to happen the Norman conquest of England by William's absence. William is not a substitute for proper crown of the British Empire. If only he had the farthest from personal ambition and ability, there would be no need for historical reasons do people Norman invasion. England was never able to attack from the Roman conquest of France since 1000 the previous year. It never happened successful conquest of France (or wherever) for nine centuries except by William's.
The question that arises is how far from that posed by the Norman conquest? The Norman conquerors actually a relatively small amount but he had a big influence for English history. In five or six centuries before the conquest, the British have repeatedly invaded by the Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian and Teutonic base is culture. The people themselves are the descendants of Norman Vikings, but their language and French culture. Therefore, by the Norman conquest resulted in the approach of English with French culture. (Now it seems that that kind of common goods, but in the centuries before the time of William the Conqueror, umunmya cultural relations with France rather than England, but with the European northern hemisphere). What is the British experience of cultural assimilation with France and the Anglo-Saxons would not have happened without the raid.
William introduced a form of feudalism in England that is more advanced. Norman kings, unlike the Anglo-Saxon predecessor, in charge of thousands of warrior-armed swordsman, a formidable army by the size of the middle century. Norman People have ketetampilan governance and administration that the British Government became one of the strong government and effective in Europe.
The next interesting result thanks to the Norman conquest was the development of new English language. It happened thanks to the addition of new words into English, so much happens that the addition of modern English dictionary of words crammed derived from French and Latin, than the words origin of the Anglo-Saxon. Further than that, for three or four centuries immediately after the Norman conquest of England grammatical change with very rapidly, mostly tending toward simplification. Even if it did not happen conquest, lest the English language is now only slightly different from the German and Dutch language minor. This is the only major example of how the language will not be manifested as shape as we know it today without the role of the business through a private person. (Please note, the English language is now clearly the leading language in the world).
Can also result ditandaskan other than Norman conquest of France itself. About four centuries later, there was a series of battles between the kings of England (whose origin from the Norman, had lands in France) with the kings of France. This battle is a real series of the Norman conquest; before the year 1066 there was no such thing as a war between England and France.
In many ways, essentially different from all the UK countries the European continent. Both the impulse of passion as the kingdom and blessing democratic institutions, the UK has a deep impact on parts of the world, apart altogether from the square footage of his own country. Up to how far aspects of British political history judging from the result of William's actions?
Historians do not agree only on what the problem for a modern democracy newborn baby was born in England and not, say, in Germany. However, culture and British institutions were a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Norman, and the mixture is produced by the result of the Norman conquest. On the other hand, it was a bit difficult for me normally give too much of the despotism of William in connection with the growth of British democracy in the future. Of course, there is the price of democracy in England in the centuries after the conquest
Judging from the size of the British Empire, the influence of William could be seen more clearly. Before the year 1066, the British repeatedly experienced assorted invasion. After the year 1066, the position and role it upside down. Thanks to an established centralized government and established strong that William and maintained by the successor after that, so thanks to military funding sources controlled by the government, the British never again touched by people. In fact, then turn him unceasingly engaged in military operations in other countries. Therefore, if the European powers lumrahlah extended to other countries, and when the English-capable lumrahlah have more colonies than European countries any other.
Just awful, people can not say solely thanks to William the Conqueror of all developments in the history of the British advance. But what is certain and no doubt the Norman conquest was not a direct factor of all the events that occur after that. William's long-term impact by itself is great.Michael H. Hart,One hundred most influential figures in the history.