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Many of the English lords did not want William to be king. How could he trust these lords to keep their men under control?
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William made the English lord promise to be loyal to him, if they did this then William let them keep their lands.
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William had to have money to rule to country. Who could he get it from?
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William made the nobles pay axes to him.
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What was the "harrying of the north"?
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William sent soldiers to kill all the people in the north who had rebelled against him. To punish them he destroyed villages and farms across a wide area around York and killed all the animals. This plunged the area into famine.
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What was the domesday book?
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The domesday book was the first ever survey taken in England by William the conqueror because he needed to know how much to tax people
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