The conquest for England!

To discover what problems William

faced after defeating Harold at
Hastings
After the battle, Harold’s
body was discovered and it
had been disembowelled.
William ordered that the
body be taken away and
buried near the sea.
William needed to
William may have won consolidate his
the Battle of Hastings, victory. He had
but that did not mean he defeated the main
became king by English army, but
automatic right. England was still full of
powerful nobles ready
to oppose him. He had
to show the English
that he was here to
stay.
On the evening of 14th
October 1066, (the night of
the Battle of Hastings)
William surely realised he
was in a very dangerous
position.
As a foreign invader, he
knew the English would
want to get rid of him –
soon! His army had killed
the English King Harold,
and he knew if he gave
them time to recover they
might gather army and
fight for another king.

On the next few slides, read

the information and identify
Williams main problems
and how he dealt with
them.
Williams problem (why?) How does William Immediate threat, or
(what?) solve it? one that can wait?

William must secure

the ports
Williams problem (why?) How does William Immediate threat, or
(what?) solve it? one that can wait?

William must secure Easier to get supplies Marches his men Immediate
the ports from Normandy by quickly east and
boat controls the port of
Dover. His men set fire
to buildings.
William offers money
as compensation
1. Identify each 2. Identify which
problem problem’s are
(simplify each one) immediate threats

3. The order I would deal with

these problems are…
Dear Adviser, Dear Adviser,

What am I to do? I cannot seem to William needs money to pay

Dear Advisor, William has
get through to the Saxons that I
am in charge, especially those in
for castle building and to pay
wages to all the soldiers he
problems
the North.
They are really giving the needs. He wants me to
arrange for the Saxons to be
– read through each letter on the
Normans and me a difficult time.
They are trying to attack my men taxed but I do not know how
and even kill them. How can I get much money all these

Dear Adviser,
board
rid of this threat?
William
English people have. If I did
then it would be easier to tax
Choose two problems that you can
We are a group of
Normans who want to
them.

parts help William with.

control the important
of England
Please help?
William’s Treasurer
Write back to him explaining your
especially the towns, on Dear Adviser,
William’s behalf. I need the support and loyalty of the

solution
However we are fearful of important nobles in the country. I also
Saxon attacks and need to be able to call on strong soldiers
threats to our new jobs. to put down all these threats to my rule.
Please advise us of what Suggestions please!
to do?
William
Important Nobles
Dear King William I of England,

I have received letters from you asking for advice.

The first problem I can solve is…(simplify one problem from
the letters)
To solve it, I think you should…
The second problem is… (which problem?)
All you need to do is… (your solution)
It is a great solution because… (how will it work)

Remember, state each problem, your solution and why

your idea is good!