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William the Conqueror William is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry during the Battle of Hastings, lifting his helmet to show that he is still alive. King of England Reign 25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 Coronation 25 December 1066 Predecessor Edgar Ætheling (uncrowned) Harold II (crowned) Successor William II Duke of Normandy Reign 3 July 1035 – 9 September 1087 Predecessor Robert I ...
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo ...
Harald and William both invaded separately in 1066. Godwinson successfully repelled the invasion by Hardrada, but ultimately lost the throne of England in the Norman conquest of England. After the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, William the Conqueror made permanent the recent removal of the capital from Winchester to London.
Succeeding to the title at age seven, William relies heavily on the support of his great-uncle, Archbishop Robert. With the death of Archbishop Robert only a year after William becomes Duke of Normandy, the duchy descends into chaos and anarchy, with many parties contending for control over the young duke.
William of Talou's rebellion lasted from 1052 to 1054 at which time he was expelled from Normandy and fled to the court of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne. [13] Both uncles, William of Talou and Mauger, despite being defeated and exiled were provided with generous incomes to live on by the Conqueror. [5] William was the last Count of Talou. [14]
William has also been portrayed on screen by Thayer Roberts in the 1955 film Lady Godiva of Coventry, John Carson in the 1965 BBC TV series Hereward the Wake, Alan Dobie in the two-part 1966 BBC TV play Conquest (part of the series Theatre 625), and Michael Gambon in the 1990 TV drama Blood Royal: William the Conqueror. Films about William's ...
David Charles Douglas (January 5, 1898 – January 10, 1982) was a historian of the Norman period at the University of Cambridge and University of Oxford. [1] [2] He joined Oxford University in 1963 as Ford's Lecturer in English History, [2] and was the 1939 winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
Succeeding to the title at age seven, William relies heavily on the support of his great-uncle, Archbishop Robert. With the death of Archbishop Robert only a year after William becomes Duke of Normandy, the duchy descends into chaos and anarchy, with many parties contending for control over the young duke.