Pros And Cons Of William The Conqueror

Dumnonii westward toward Cornwall. In the early ninth century King Egbert of Wessex conquered the Dumnonia Kingdom and the Dumnonii were forced to acknowledge Egbert as their overlord. This brought Devon under Saxon control resulting in the loss of independence for this Celtic Kingdom.

The 1066 invasion and subjugation of England by William the Conqueror caused tremendous geopolitical upheaval to the entire country, including Devon. Like the rest of the country, the lands of Devon were divided among Norman Barons. The descendants of these men would include some of Devon's most well known families.

At the end of the fifteenth century Henry Tudor had become King Henry VII, Columbus had reached the new world, feudalism had ended and the English Renaissance began. The Tudor era was a time of intense and immense change in England. Along with other societal changes, Henry VIII brought about the English Reformation, which began in 1534. Devon, having been Catholic, became staunchly protestant over the next few decades. The feudal nobility lost power and

This shows that a Saxon, one of the Germanic tribes that first entered England in the fifth century, had displaced the original Celtic inhabitants.

After the Norman conquest Chagford was given by William the Conqueror to Geoffrey, Bishop of Constance, in Normandy. Geoffrey fought with William at the battle of Hastings. Dodo continued to hold the Manor of Chagford under the Bishop of Constance. Later the manor was held by Oliver de Tracy under Geoffrey. Chagford and Teigncombe Manors were held by the de Tracy family for several generations until 1273 when it passed to Geoffrey de Canville

As early as 1196 Henry de Chagford held Chagford Manor and the de Chagford family held the manors of Chagford and Teigncombe for several generations under both the de Tracy and de Canville