2007-12-02 08:00:26 · 6 answers · asked by jamey b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
No. Harold was king before him - he was the one that william had to conquer to become king and the one that got the arrow in his eye.
Alfred the Great is generally considered to be the first king of england.
2007-12-02 08:05:27 · answer #1 · answered by Alex 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The earlier kings were just kings *in* England. William united the country by force and established a lasting dynasty.
2007-12-02 22:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
specifically, William Duke of Orange became a Norman, a corruption of "north guy." This became a team of Vikings that had settled in France. They spoke a style of French that became somewhat distinctive than that of Paris. in case you look on the coats of palms of early English kings, you will see they quartered the palms of France and England (Azure, 3 fleurs-de-lis Or, and Gules 3 lions passant guardant in dwindled Or respectively). initially, France became given the honor spot (1st and 4th quarters), despite the fact that finally this became reversed. The Royal palms as used in England (and the Royal palms for Canada, that are comparable) have the palms of France on them to as we talk. All English (and then British) kings and reigning queens descend from William, so all of them have Norman French blood in them. At quite a few circumstances, English kings have been kings in France, or a minimum of factors of it, yet maximum factors have been lost over the years. some might argue not all factors nonetheless - the Channel Islands are British Crown possessions, yet many in France might say that the islands could belong to France.
2016-11-13 07:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by tamala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egbert of Wessex was also known as Egbert the Saxon. He has been called "the first king of all England" and "the first king of all the English." Egbert of Wessex was noted for helping to make Wessex such a powerful kingdom that England was eventually unified around it. Because he was accepted as king in Essex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex and for a time also managed to conquer Mercia, he has been called "the first king of all England."
2007-12-02 09:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There's really great debate about who started the British monarchy, even on www.royal.gov.uk they say the first king was celt back in the 800s. William the Conqueror came to power in 1066 which would actually make the British monarchy less than 1,000 years old. But it just depends on what you go by.
2007-12-02 08:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but he was the first Norman king
2007-12-02 10:03:48 · answer #6 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋