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William the Conqueror, Paperback / softback Book

William the Conqueror Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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William I usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman monarch of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087.

He was a descendant of Rollo and was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward.

By 1060, following a long struggle to establish his throne, his hold on Normandy was secure.

In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.

The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose.

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