The French probably felt more affection for William of Normandy than the people of England given that he conquered England. He may have also sparked resentment from the English because his rule led to a number of wars within their country.
William of Normandy, more commonly known as William the Conqueror, was a king who won against the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD and thus conquered the British isles. Whereas the French saw him as a great and noble conqueror, the remaining Anglo-Saxon population in England might have seen him as a foreign tyrant who ravaged their country.
