Normans:Part 1

Edward died in [blank_start]January[blank_end] [blank_start]1066[blank_end]

WILLIAMS CLAIM:After the Godwin's rebelled in [blank_start]1051[blank_end] Edward made William to be his successor as he sent troops in the rebellion. Harold had travelled to Normandy swearing an oath to support his claim in [blank_start]1064[blank_end]

In the late [blank_start]1050s[blank_end] Harold was made sub regulas

When invading England, William prepared by gaining a papal banner to show God was on his side, calling on his vassals to provide ships(which weren't enough so he built more to total [blank_start]700[blank_end]), and prepared an army of [blank_start]7000[blank_end] soldiers+[blank_start]3000[blank_end]horses

Only [blank_start]25[blank_end] out of the [blank_start]300[blank_end] ships sent by the Vikings returned

William owned [blank_start]22[blank_end]% of the land himself a rise from [blank_start]12[blank_end]% when Edward was king

Tenants in Chief had to provide a set number of soldiers usually for [blank_start]40[blank_end] days, commonly known as [blank_start]servitium debitum[blank_end]

By 1100 the king could call upon [blank_start]5000[blank_end] knights

The shire system was continued after the conquering. England was divided into [blank_start]134[blank_end] shires

Findings of Doomsday survey presented to William in [blank_start]August[blank_end] [blank_start]1086[blank_end]

William Rufus was crowned in [blank_start]1087[blank_end] by Archbishop Lanfranc