Was william the conquer 1st king of england?

Question

Was william the conquer 1st king of england?

Answer 1

Yes.  The earlier kings were just kings *in* England.  William united the country by force and established a lasting dynasty.

Answer 2

There's really great debate about who started the British monarchy, even on www.royal.gov.uk they say the first king was celt back in the 800s. William the Conqueror came to power in 1066 which would actually make the British monarchy less than 1,000 years old. But it just depends on what you go by.

Answer 3

Egbert of Wessex was also known as Egbert the Saxon. He has been called "the first king of all England" and "the first king of all the English." Egbert of Wessex was noted for helping to make Wessex such a powerful kingdom that England was eventually unified around it. Because he was accepted as king in Essex, Kent, Surrey and Sussex and for a time also managed to conquer Mercia, he has been called "the first king of all England."

Answer 4

No.  Harold was king before him - he was the one that william had to conquer to become king and the one that got the arrow in his eye.

Alfred the Great is generally considered to be the first king of england.

Answer 5

No, but he was the first Norman king