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 ...

Animated series exploring the key events of the battle for the throne in 1066 and how William the Conqueror secured power.

On 14 October 1066, the two vast armies of King Harold ... forever to be known as William the Conqueror. The Battle of Hastings was a pivotal moment in English history, the last time this island ...

as in 'William the Conqueror,' victor of the famed Battle of Hastings in 1066." And so it was settled. When he was born in June 1982, William took his first name would take from the warrior who ...

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 guards outside the cathedral mistook the cheers for a riot How the 200-year-old literary genre reflects changing notions of history and society It's 1066 and William of Normandy and his ...

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 ...

On this very rare penny, minted between 1066 and 1068, we see the bust of William The Conqueror, wearing a crown and shown standing under a canopy. His name and title (REX = king) are shown around ...

better known as William the Conqueror, became king of England in 1066. Upon Edward’s death in early 1066, Harold crowned himself king instead, leading William to cross the English Channel and ...

Young William, Duke of Normandy, quarrels with Harold Godwinson about who should be King of England, before bashing the English and taking the crown at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066! Meanwhile ...