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Christmas Day 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned king William I. His queen, Matilda of Flanders, who ruled Normandy in his absence, arrived in England in 1068 and was then crowned queen. They had a son later that year whom they named Henry (later Henry I). By 1069 William had conquered the north and south of England and built many castles. Chester was the last township to fall in 1070. This was a period of unhappiness and unrest. Saxon England was always on the verge of rebellion. In 1075 a group of Norman knights and one surviving Saxon leader, Waltheof revolted and fought a battle but lost. Waltheof gave himself up to William, who beheaded him - this was considered harsh if not unfair, the Norman knights merely had lands confiscated and were imprisoned for life. William the Conqueror was said to have been obsessed by guilt over his treatment of Waltheof until his own death a decade later.
WALTHEOF, EARL OF NORTHUMBRIA (d. 1076)
 
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