William the Conqueror's coronation did not go as planned. When the
people shouted "God Save the King" the nervous Norman guards at
Westminster Abbey thought they were going to attack William. In their fear they
set fire to nearby houses and the coronation ceremony ended in disorder.
Although William was now crowned
king, his conquest had only just begun, and the fighting lasted for another
five years. There was an Anglo-Saxon rebellion against the Normans every year
until 1070. The small Norman army marched from village to village, destroying
places it could not
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