For this reason, he is often called William the Conqueror. Scenes on the tapestry give historians key information about this period not known from other sources. For example, the tapestry shows ...

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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 ...

William the Conqueror's coronation was marred by a bizarre incident. The guards outside the cathedral mistook the cheers for a riot--so they immediately set fire to the surrounding buildings.

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 ...

Sally: Here we are, William the Conqueror - born in 1028, around a thousand years ago. Harry: I like his crown. Sally: And that's one of his castles in France behind him. Fatima: Let's go take a look.

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 ...

King and Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years In the UK we learn about William the Conqueror, the Battle of Hastings ...

Learn everything there is to know about King and Conqueror, the upcoming BBC series that depicts the Battle of Hastings.

William's government blended elements of the English and Norman systems into a new one that laid the foundations of the later medieval English kingdom. How abrupt and far-reaching the changes were ...

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 ...

England, 11th century. William the Conqueror (ca. 1027-1087) wins the Battle of Hastings (1066), changing the shape of medieval Europe and the course of English history. An account of the life of ...