▁in ▁England ▁to ▁r ally ▁his ▁supp or ters , ▁William ▁won ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁l ords ▁with ▁silver ▁and ▁promises ▁of ▁better ▁government , ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁re bell ion . ▁In ▁ 1 0 9 1 ▁he ▁inv aded ▁Norm andy , ▁cr ushing ▁Robert ' s ▁forces ▁and ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁c ede ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁lands . ▁The ▁two ▁made ▁up ▁their ▁differences ▁and ▁William ▁agreed ▁to ▁help ▁Robert ▁recover ▁lands ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁France , ▁not ably ▁Le ▁Maine . ▁This ▁plan ▁was ▁later ▁abandoned , ▁but ▁William ▁continued ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁f ero ci ously ▁war like ▁defence ▁of ▁his ▁French ▁poss essions ▁and ▁interests , ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁his ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁attempt ▁by ▁E lias ▁de ▁la ▁Fl è che , ▁Count ▁of ▁Maine , ▁to ▁take ▁Le ▁Mans ▁in ▁ 1 0 9 9 . ▁William ▁came ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁An sel m , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁over ▁Greg or ian ▁re forms ▁in ▁the ▁Church . ▁Event ually ▁An sel m ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile ▁and ▁Pope ▁Urban ▁II , ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁Henry ▁IV , ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁conc ord at ▁with ▁William , ▁where by ▁William ▁recogn ised ▁Urban ▁as ▁po pe , ▁and ▁Urban ▁gave ▁san ction ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lo - N orm an ▁ecc les iast ical ▁status ▁qu o . ▁An sel m ▁remained ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁and ▁William ▁was