He constructed the Tower of London and required nobles to swear the Salisbury Oath to him.
This ruler sought the approval of Pope Alexander II before entering into a succession crisis. He constructed the Tower of London and required nobles to swear the Salisbury Oath to him. This man commissioned the accounting of all the land and wealth held throughout his kingdom in the Domesday Book. This man, originally bearing the epithet "the Bastard," was the first king ever crowned in Westminster Abbey. For 10 points, name this Norman who defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.
This ruler sought the approval of Pope Alexander II before entering into a succession crisis.
William the Conqueror [or William I of England; prompt on William]