William, "the conqueror"
William I (c.1028 – 1087), also known as William the Conqueror, was the first Norman King of England from 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from1035 until his death, under the name of William II. Before his conquest of England, he was known as William the Bastard because of the illegitimacy of his birth.
To press his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen which led into victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating king Harold II of England.
The first years of William's reign were spent crushing resistance and securing his borders, which he did with ruthless efficiency.
William's reign was mostly constituted by battles to improve Norman territory. Population of England, Wales and Scotland were forced to obey to a new type of regency and to go through a lot of changes.
Specifically in England, the population struggled a lot and resist the new laws that were imposed.
Theseis changes caused the retraction of economy on that age. Production failed, human resources fails and also the education fails. In these years, England economy was on the verge of underdevelopment. From a powerful economy, England became over Norman Islands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/william_i_king.shtml
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