how did William establish control in england

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  • how did William establish control in england
    • march to london
      • after winning the battle of hastings William led his men to london
      • led his army through the south
        • could conquer more land on the way
          • in London the witan chose edgar aethling as king but didn't attack william
            • march to london
              • after winning the battle of hastings William led his men to london
              • led his army through the south
                • could conquer more land on the way
                  • in London the witan chose edgar aethling as king but didn't attack william
                • important people, villages and towns surrenderd
        • important people, villages and towns surrenderd
      • normanisation of the church
        • everyone went to church
          • helped him gat control as he could control the church meaning he could control society better
      • "rewarded" Anglo-saxons
        • gospatric made earl of northumbria
          • he basically paid for the earldom
        • everyone who fought against William lost land
          • land lost goes to Norman's
      • submissions of the earls and edgar without a fight
        • England best warriors had died at hasting
          • didn't have enough strong warriors to fight
        • some surviving nobels believed that William was chosen by god
          • everyone believed in god an thought that god chose the king
      • castles
        • showed power as a physical mark on the land
          • locals felt inferior and fearful of what was going on inside so would not step out of line = control
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