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Analysis of the Statutes of William the Conqueror
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The author's of the Statutes of William the Conqueror are William I and his princes. William I was a very famous man throughout history and the Middle Ages. William the Conqueror was born in Falaise in 1027 or 1028. He was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert I and Herleve a girl who lived in that time.1 After his father's death in 1035, William was recognized by his family as the heir. William was an exception to the general rule that illegitimacy barred succession. He was known as William "The Bastard" to his colleagues; his illegitimacy shaped his career when he was young. After his father's death, Normandy was going through a period of anarchy. Since William I was then too young to look after the Duchy his great-uncle temporally assumed the role. William's king, King Henry I of France, knighted him at the age of fifteen. During William's...
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