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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 the Conqueror was the first Norman King of England, in power from 1066 to 1087. William the Conqueror may also refer to: William the Conqueror...
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  • James (28 November 2023). "Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to Play William the Conqueror in 'King and Conqueror' TV Series". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 March 2024...
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    William the Conqueror had men of diverse standing and origins under his command at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. With these and other men he went on...
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    c. 1070) was the second son of William the Conqueror, King of England, and Matilda of Flanders. Richard died in a hunting accident in the New Forest in...
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  • William the Conqueror (French: Guillaume, la jeunesse du conquérant, lit. 'William the Young Conqueror') is a 2015 French historical film directed by Fabien...
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    period; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle refers to William the Conqueror as Willelm, a back-formation from the Medieval Latin variant. The form William is a back-borrowing...
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  • William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England who reigned from 1066 until his death in 1087, created 10 laws for the English people to abide...
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    The statue of William the Conqueror is located in his birthplace, Falaise, Calvados, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Caen, France. It depicts...
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    control into Wales. The third son of William the Conqueror, he is commonly referred to as William Rufus (Rufus being Latin for "the Red"), perhaps because...
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    of Falaise, he was father of: William the Conqueror (c. 1028–1087). By Herleva or possibly another concubine, he was the father of: Adelaide of Normandy...
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    William the Conqueror (1942 – 1955), also known as Willie, was General George Patton's dog. The dog was originally named Punch and he was the pet of an...
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  • William married Hesilia (Helise or Elisee), daughter of Gilbert de Brionne. Hesilia was the second cousin of William the Conqueror and possibly the widow...
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    The coronation of William the Conqueror as King of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 25 December 1066, following the Norman Conquest...
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  • (fl. 11th century) was a Chamberlain of the Duke of Normandy and the maternal grandfather of William the Conqueror. Little direct testimony survives of Fulbert...
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    Campaigns of the Norman Conquest p. 91 Douglas William the Conqueror pp. 204–205 Douglas William the Conqueror pp. 205–206 Bennett Campaigns of the Norman Conquest...
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    upholding of the monasteries' right to some property, and his acceptance of a gift of property in the town. William the Conqueror nominated him to the see of...
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    killed in the same year at the Battle of Hastings by the Normans under William the Conqueror. Edward's young great-nephew Edgar Ætheling of the House of...
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    Normans (redirect from The Normans)
    William the Conqueror, led to the Norman conquest of England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Norman and Anglo-Norman forces contributed to the Iberian...
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    Stephen, King of England (category People of The Anarchy)
    Touraine, and to the north of Blois was the Duchy of Normandy, from which William the Conqueror had conquered England in 1066. William's children were still...
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  • the 1990 TV drama Blood Royal: William the Conqueror. Films about William's life include the 1982 French/Romanian production "William the Conqueror"...
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    won a gold medal for his history painting "Death of William the Conqueror," which was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1886. He supplemented his...
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    Robert Curthose (category Children of William the Conqueror)
     1051 – February 1134, French: Robert Courteheuse), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Robert II of Normandy in 1087...
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    House of Normandy (category Ruling families of the County of Flanders)
    1027–1035 William, 1035–1066 (became King of England as William the Conqueror) The Norman monarchs of England and Normandy were: William the Conqueror, 1066–1087...
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    the stepfather of William the Conqueror and the father of Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, both of whom became prominent during William's reign...
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  • Shortly after the Battle of Hastings, Gytha was living in Exeter and may have been the cause of that city's rebellion against William the Conqueror in 1067...
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    on 14 October 1066, William the Conqueror made permanent the recent removal of the capital from Winchester to London. Following the death of Harold Godwinson...
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    named after Saint William of York or after William the Conqueror. Another etymological derivation is that william is a corruption of the French oeillet,...
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    Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen (category Christian monasteries established in the 11th century)
    monastery in the French city of Caen, Normandy, dedicated to Saint Stephen. It was founded in 1063 by William the Conqueror and is one of the most important...
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    2016 Ruarri has focused his attention on his new, band project, William the Conqueror. Joseph was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and after spending some...
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