william the conqueror
William I the Conqueror was "one of the greatest soldiers and rulers of the Middle Ages". (Encyclopędia Britannica, 1997) He was declared, while he was still a child, Duke of Normandy in 1035 after the death of his father, Robert I "the devil". His early years of reign were filled with conflict and strife since they correspond with one of the darkest periods of Normandy. However, he succeeded in crushing all his enemies and his throne was forever secure. During those years, he learned to fight and rule. His long struggle to gain peace during this period marred his character and shaped his outlook on life. In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England to claim his right to the English throne and on December 25th of that year, England was conquered. Therefore, William the first' became the first Norman king of that country while at the same time remaining the Duke of Normandy. The conquest of England by William I the Conqueror altered the course of English history. William I, as the French ruler of Normandy, brought in England his French culture which changed England's language and politics system. In the years after the conquest, William set up his government on a firm basis: he established feudalism in
Encyclopaedia Britannica. William the Conqueror in Feudal England, 1086. Menger, Louis Emil. The Anglo-Norman Dialect. New York: AMS Press, 1966. Knox, Ellis L. William the Conqueror. Boise State University, 1999 http://humanities.byu.edu/classes/ling450ch/reports/english.html Hasty, Douglas F. A Brief History of the English Language. 1990.
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