robert curthose and revolt 1077-80

• who did william bully?

  his eldest son robert
• what did william refuse robert to have?

  any real power in normandy
• what did robert do?

  fought his own father in battle at gereboy ,france
• who was robert curthose?

  • williams eldest son born in 1054
  • 'curthose' was a nickname given to him by william meaning 'shorty' or 'dumpy legs' and he was said to be short with a protruding belly
  • william believed robert was lazy
• what are the events of roberts revolt?

  • 1077- roberts brothers pulled a prank on him which led to a real fight
  • robert was angry that his father had not punished his brothers so robert and his men tried to take control of rouen castle
  • williams enemy king phillip gave robert a castle on the border wiith normandy so robert could launch attacks on normandy
  • 1079- robert and william fought- robert won
  • 1080-matilda organised a reconcilliation between william and robert at easter and robert was made williams heir to normandy