4. Conclusion

The struggle did not come to an end as a matter of a fact. After William’s death, his sons raced for power and fought each other to win both the throne of England and the Dukedom of Normandy. These wars led to years of discontent and instability that ended mainly with the rise of the House of Plantagenet with Matilda of Normandy and Geoffrey of Anjou. The Anarchy period and the division of the kingdom will be explained in the next lectures.

For further reading:

1-    HUME, D. (1983), The History of England: from the Invasion of Julius Cesar to the Revolution in 1688. The Libertyclassic: N.Y.

2-    Morris, M. (2017). The Norman Conquest. Pegasus.

3-    Nicolle, D. (1987). The Normans. Osprey Publishing.

4-    Pounds, N.J.G. (1993). The Medieval Castle in England and Wales. Cambridge University Press.