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1028
Birth
William was born in Falaise, France in the year 1028. -
1032
His Long Lasting Accomplishments
William established his strategy that was used in medieval warfare by which built castles and many more in the future. -
1037
His Young Life Accomplishments
When William was eight years old, he became the Duke of Normandy and than later in the future, the King of England. -
1065
Harold Godwinson and William Meet
William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson meet, he is said to have pledged a sacred oath by which created an alliance with Duke William. -
1066
The King's Army
William the Conqueror or Duke William gathered an army and a group of ships by which many mercenaries flocked due to it. The fleet lands at the south coast of England in a village called Pevensey on the date of September 28, 1066. -
1066
William Becomes the King of England
The Battle of Hastings ends, in 1066, William becomes crowned as the King of England. He was known to be very victorious by which made him crowned on December 25, 1066 in Westminster Abbey. -
1068
Bad Ideas
In the year 1068, King of England, William made a harsh punishment on the rebels in the North of England by which was referred to as "The Harrying of the North". King William had ordered that all land was laid to waste, this resulted to thousands of people starved to death. -
1086
The Domesday Book
The Domesday Book was created, it contained detailed records of over 13,000 settlements in England. This book which is still present, provided an in depth view in medieval life and even ideas of this time period. -
Sep 9, 1087
Death
King William dies due to a riding accident when he fell off his horse, his horse reared up during the 1807 Battle by which threw the king so forcefully that his intestines ruptured or broke, which killed him.
