• W. Van Norman was a politician in the United States. He served as President of the Mississippi Senate from 1836-1837. He also served in the Mississippi...
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    William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning...
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    William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c....
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    of their duke, William the Conqueror, led to the Norman conquest of England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Norman and Anglo-Norman forces contributed...
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  • (William) Norman Ewer CBE (22 October 1885 – 25 January 1977) was a British journalist, remembered mostly now for a few lines of verse. He was prominent...
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    Van Norman Institute for the education of young ladies (originally, Dr. Van Norman's Classical School) was an American girls' school in Manhattan, New...
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    Anglo-Norman (Norman: Anglo-Normaund; French: Anglo-normand), also known as Anglo-Norman French, was a dialect of Old Norman that was used in England and...
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    James K. Van Brunt, a frequent model for Rockwell William Obanhein, another one of Rockwell's models who would later become famous elsewhere Norman Rockwell's...
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    Rollo (category Articles containing Norman-language text)
    of William of Jumièges, Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni. Elizabeth van Houts, ed. (2000). The Normans in Europe. Translated by Elizabeth van Houts...
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    Robert I, Duke of Normandy (category Norman warriors)
    whom he unsuccessfully revolted; and the father of Duke William who became the first Norman king of England after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066...
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    The Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1194, involving many battles and independent conquerors. In 1130, the territories in southern...
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    kunsten en wetenschappen. Met register: Volume 2 (in Dutch). Van Cleef. Davies, Norman (1999). The Isles: A History. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0-1951-3442-7...
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    Herleva (category 11th-century Norman women)
    Herleva (c. 1005 – c. 1050) was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been the mother of William the Conqueror, born to an extramarital relationship...
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    Creation of Norman Power, 840–1066. University of California Press. Van Houts, Elizabeth M.C., ed. (1992a). The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges...
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  • 2. Chichester: Phillimore Press. van Houts, Elisabeth (1988), "The Ship List of William the Conqueror", Anglo-Norman Studies X; Proceedings of the Battle...
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  • Veiller Van Norman (1844 – November 7, 1920) was a French-born American educator. She was the wife and successor of Rev. Daniel C. Van Norman in the proprietorship...
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    Norman Milton Lear (July 27, 1922 – December 5, 2023) was an American screenwriter and producer who produced, wrote, created, or developed over 100 shows...
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  • influential role during the Norman conquest of England, one of the few Norman aristocrats documented to have been with William I at Hastings. He was the...
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    Richard I of Normandy (category Norman warriors)
    of his reign, the most important Norman landholders held their lands in feudal tenure. Richard was born to William Longsword, princeps (chieftain or...
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    Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (born 1 June 1935) is an English architect and designer. Closely associated with the development of high-tech...
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    is described in the patent of nobility granted in 1697 by William III to Arnold Joost van Keppel as "a town and territory in the Dukedom of Normandy...
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    Martin Van Buren (/væn ˈbjʊərən/ van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə(ɱ) vɑm ˈbyːrə(n)] ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president...
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    King Stephen Thomas K. Keefe, "William, earl of Surrey (c. 1135–1159)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 Van Houts, Elisabeth (2004). "The...
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  • Fitzwilliam (surname) (category Norman-language surnames)
    Fitzwilliam (or FitzWilliam), lit. "(bastard) Son of William", is derived from the Anglo-Norman prefix Fitz (pronounced "fits") often used in patronymic...
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  • Psycho (1998 film) (category Films directed by Gus Van Sant)
    horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant, and starring Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, and Anne Heche. It is a modern...
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    1126, William resigned the county of Ponthieu to his son Guy but retained the title of count. In 1135 Henry I again confiscated all his Norman lands to...
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    Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer, best known for a series of comedy...
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    Gisela of France (category 10th-century Norman women)
    Charles, agreed to convert to Christianity, and married Gisela. Norman chronicler William of Jumièges, who lived from 1000 to 1070, refers to Rollo having...
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  • After the Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror, the lands owned by Goda in Buckinghamshire were given to the Flemish-Norman knight Bertram...
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    Larry David Norman (April 8, 1947 – February 24, 2008) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. He is considered...
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