william in control

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  • how did william gain control after battle of hastings
    1. submission of the earls, edgar is now king
    route- dover for porte canterbury for cathedral winchester for treasury, edgar submits to william
    2. marcher earldoms- normans defend england
    chester hereford and shrewsbury
    able to build castles, exempt from rax
    3. motte and bailey castles
    motte-hill bailey=village
    symbol of norman power