▁con quest ▁the ▁Norm ans ▁built ▁tim ber ▁mot te ▁and ▁ba iley ▁and ▁ring work ▁cast les ▁in ▁large ▁numbers , ▁which ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁stone ▁buildings ▁from ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century . ▁The ▁period ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁popular ▁culture , ▁including ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁plays . ▁Walter ▁Scott ' s ▁location ▁of ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Richard ▁I ▁and ▁his ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁conflict ▁between ▁Sax ons ▁and ▁Norm ans ▁set ▁the ▁template ▁for ▁later ▁fiction ▁and ▁film ▁adapt ations . ▁ ▁Political ▁history ▁ ▁Norm ans ▁ ▁Norman ▁con quest ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 0 0 2 ▁King ▁ Æ th el red ▁II ▁of ▁England ▁married ▁Emma , ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁ ▁Richard ▁II , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Norm andy . ▁Their ▁son ▁Edward ▁the ▁Conf essor , ▁who ▁spent ▁many ▁years ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁Norm andy , ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 0 4 2 . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁powerful ▁Norman ▁interest ▁in ▁English ▁politics , ▁as ▁Edward ▁drew ▁heavily ▁on ▁his ▁former ▁hosts ▁for ▁support , ▁bringing ▁in ▁Norman ▁cour ti ers , ▁soldiers , ▁and ▁cler ics ▁and ▁appoint ing ▁them ▁to ▁positions ▁of ▁power , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁Church . ▁Child less ▁and ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁form id able ▁God win , ▁Earl ▁of ▁W esse x , ▁and ▁his ▁sons , ▁Edward ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁encourag ed ▁Duke ▁William ▁of ▁Norm andy