The film outlines the historical context beginning with the Norman Conquest in 1066, where William the Conqueror established a powerful centralized government and a new feudal system. Subsequent ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, a natural son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the ...

The first documented coronation at Westminster was that of William the Conqueror on 25th December 1066. Before this year there had been no fixed location for the ceremony. Edward the Confessor does ...

The animation tells the story of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066 and its aftermath. It starts with the background to the invasion including the claims to the English throne ...

Discover what happened on the most famous date in English history while walking in the steps of King Harold and William ... Conqueror. Explore the Battle Abbey and Battlefield, the site of the ...