william and his son

Question 1

what was williams early life like

Answer 1

he was the illegitimate son of robert, duke of normandy. he was only 8 years old when he died
he survived numerous assasination attempts growing up

Question 2

what was good about william

Answer 2

he was very religious
wanted to be respected as englands king rather than the conquerer

Question 3

what was bad about william

Answer 3

william was prepared to use his extreme brutality to achieve his aims.

Question 4

how did william die

Answer 4

1087 he became very fat and when he was leading an attack against a french castle his horse stumbled killing william

Question 5

what happened when robert curthose rebelled

Answer 5

tried to take control of rouen castle
william led his troops against robert and remarland but robert fled to flanders
williams enemy king phillip gave robert a castle on the border to normandy
the two fought and robert won
matilda organised a reconcilation

Question 6

why did william not like his son

Answer 6

he thought he was weak
he did not trust him as king
he preferred rufus
robert revolted