William establishes control

William buried all the dead Normans but left all the English bodies except Harold
William for a while only controlled the area around Pevensey until a few months later where he gained control over the rest of the country

After the battle the earls and lords didn’t surrender.
William went round ‘punishing’ towns around England - during this he left a garrison of soldiers at Hastings
While he was ‘punishing’ William sent troops to Winchester to take control of the city as it housed the royal treasury and confirmed the surrender of the Queen
William headed to London in late November
The English didn’t want William as their king. However Edward’s nearest relative, Edgar Aetheling, was an unsupported alternative due to him being too young
The English nobles knew the best way to keep their power was to back William

William claimed he was the rightful heir to the throne
English lords who were loyal to him were allowed to keep their land
For those who died at Hastings, William took their land, disinherited and gave it to the Normans who fought for him.
In March 1067 he returned to Normandy and left England to his half-brother Odo - William took some of his enemies to Normandy with him to keep an eye on them.

Most of the leading English hated the Norman rule
During 1067 small local risings took place these became more serious within the following 2 years.
These rebellions ended any idea of including English nobles in the Norman government.

The north had always been a difficult area to control
William appointed a new earl called Robert Cumin to the area
Robert let his army to loot and kill, so the Northumbrians fought back
Edgar Atheling came back and joined the locals leading an attack on York - William promptly shut it down and built a second castle in York.
In September 1069 King Swein of Denmark captured York - William, being too busy to fight him, paid the Danish to leave by spring
William then dealt with the rest of the northern rebels with mass killings, burning of homes , animals and crops, and plundering - this was called the Harrying of the north
William had no regrets and celebrated Christmas in York

Castles were essential to Norman control
very few castles had been built in England before 1066 - the closest thing to castles were the Burhs (fortified towns)
William build castles mostly in vulnerable areas - the boarders of Wales and Scotland, the south coast etc.
No significant town was more than a days march away from a castle giving Normans the ability to deal with rebellions swiftly

William died after damaging his intestines at the Battle of Mantes - on the 9th of September 1087 at the age of 59.
William gave the throne to his second surviving son, William II (who was often called Rufus to avoid confusion)

On the 26th of September 1087 Rufus was crowned king
In 1088 Bishop Odo began plotting a rebellion, 6/10 Norman barons supported him, this was because they didn’t want to swear loyalty to two different rulers in two different countries.
The bishop of Durham informed Rufus of the plot and made them swear loyalty - Odo surrendered by the end of the summer
Rufus died on the 2nd of August 1100 in a hunting accident

In 1101 Henry reached an agreement with his brother Robert that they would stay in each others own domain.
However in 1105 Henry attacked Normandy and in 1106 he defeated Robert
By 1107 Henry ruled both Normandy and England just like his father