On the 14th October 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold II, King of England, at the Battle of Hastings. But his victory didn't mean William would automatically become King.
Following the lead of Charlemagne, William held his coronation on Christmas Day, 1066. He took the title of "Rex Anglorum," ...
1066: King William and Domesday Book (5/6) video 1066: King William and Domesday Book (5/6) How William the Conqueror secured control over England.
When the Black Death hit London, England in 1348 CE, it began to affect the English language. Due to the class struggle ...
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 ...
This tapestry shows the invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066 as a heroic enterprise ... The hero of the tapestry, that's William and Harold, King Edward the Confessor's brother ...
Harold's brother-in-law King Edward, also known as Edward ... build a motte to strengthen the Norman base in England On 28 September 1066, William's army reach land at Pevensey Bay in East Sussex ...
In 1066, William the Conqueror led the Norman Invasion of England, defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned King at Westminster Abbey. Explore these momentous events in a day of ...