Was it evil for William the Conqueror to lay waste to the fertile lands in the north and starve the native peoples of England?
2006-06-21 00:20:47 · 5 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
If not for Hadrian IV, would Ireland have been invaded and colonized?
2006-06-21 00:36:16 · update #1
Actually, Duke William of Normandy had a legitimate claim to the throne of England through blood relations. Earl Harold became King of England after the death of Edward in 1066. Harold had promised William of Normandy that he would support his claim to the throne at the death of Edward, however, Harold was an "unwilling guest" of William's at the time. Many legal innovations came about in England due to the Norman Invasion of 1066, such as monastic reform under Lanfranc's Constitutions. Another reform was the Doomsday Book, which was an accurate listing of landholdings and other property, The Doomsday Book was used to figurer out taxes and to decide which nobles had to send men to fight when needed by the Crown.
2006-06-21 02:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by fitzgeraldmuseumdirector 1 · 8⤊ 2⤋
It is the same as comparing Richard the Lionheart to Benny Hill.
2006-06-21 00:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thems the breaks of getting your butt conquered. William was sort of just doing his job in forcing the locals to submit to their new ruler. You think the English would have been used to it eh?
2006-06-21 00:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by cosmick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah. Maybe tony Blair
2006-06-21 00:26:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Tony Bliar.
2006-06-21 00:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Miss LaStrange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋