After the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror marched his army around the coast to Romney, which he burned in reprisal for the killing of Norman soldiers who had been blown there by storms during the crossing. Orderic Vitalis records the punishment as exemplary. From Romney, William moved to Dover and then Canterbury. The Romney action established the terror implicit in Norman conquest and showed William's determination to enforce obedience before moving on London.
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