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Jan 27, 1028
William birth
William was born in 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France -
Jan 27, 1066
Death of Edward the Confessor
The king off England has just died on Jan 1066 and William is expected to get the throne since King Edwards is his cousin but is shocked to find out that King Harold II had taken the throne for himself. -
Oct 14, 1066
The battle of hasting
Was in October 14, 1066, where William the conquer fought King Harold II for the throne of England, which is how he became king. -
Dec 25, 1066
Coronation of William
William, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England. -
Oct 27, 1067
Rebellion
King William stopped a rebellion led by King Harold's mother Gytha to take back the throne. -
Oct 27, 1070
Taxation
Tithes were introduced. Under this system, the population had to pay one-tenth of their annual increases in profit for the upkeep of the church. -
Nov 27, 1070
William refused to allow the church power
William did not want the church to have more power than he did so he order all the bishops be Normans. William also would allow no bishop to visit Rome or correspond with the Pope without his permission. -
Oct 27, 1071
Another Rebellion
Another revolt was lead against William by Hereward the Wake, which was put down in 1071. This eliminated the last major resistance to William's place on the throne. -
Sep 9, 1087
William death
On September 9, 1087 William dies five weeks after being seriously injured at the Battle of Mantes in France. -
The Doomsday book
In 1806 William issued the doomsday book, which was a great survey of all the land and resources that England owned at that time. This was done to see how much he could raise taxes.
