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William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror, sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading a Franco-Norman army to victory over the Ang…
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politics · King of England from 1066 to 1087 · military personnel · monarch · also William the Conqueror, William I, William the Bastard, William of Normandy, William I of England, William, King of the Normans
Born 8 November 1028 · Died 9 September 1087 · Q37594
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Remark after he stepped off his ship on the coast of England and fell into the sand (28 September 1066), as quoted in LIFE magazine, Vol. 40, No. 13 (26 March 1956), p. 85
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2026· 5 entries
Daily Kos: No Kings! William the Conqueror in 1776
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Great British Life: William the Conqueror’s 1,000th anniversary marked with packed programme
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Yahoo News UK: Burnham compares himself to William the Conqueror
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Country Life: An estate bequeathed by William the Conqueror and owned by a Guinness heiress is on the market for the first time in 60 years
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2025· 2 entries
Yahoo: Who was William the Conqueror? BBC drama King & Conqueror explained
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insider.si.edu: William the Conqueror, King of England and Duke of Normandy
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2003· 1 entry
“Part of a speech on his deathbed in 1087, referring to the Harrying of the North, written down by a monk named Ordericus Vitalis in 1123; as quoted in Empires and Citizens : The Roman Empire, Medieval Britain, African Empires (2003) by Ben Walsh, p. 60”
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1956· 1 entry
“Remark after he stepped off his ship on the coast of England and fell into the sand (28 September 1066), as quoted in LIFE magazine, Vol. 40, No. 13 (26 March 1956), p. 85”
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1087· 5 entries
Died 1087-09-09.
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“See — I have taken England with both my hands.”
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“Opis: list z 1080 do Williama Zdobywcy o oficjalnym poparciu jakie papiestwo i on osobiście udzieliły jego najazdowi na Anglię.”
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“Opis: przed włożeniem trumny Williama Zdobywcy do ziemi.”
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“Opis: anonimowy wiersz przytoczony w Kronice anglosaskiej w 1075, przedstawiający losy resztek ocalałego dotąd rycerstwa anglosaskiego, które zbuntowało się przeciwko Williamowi i Normanom.”
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1066· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of England (1066–1087).
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1035· 1 entry
Career landmark: Duke of Normandy (1035–1087).
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1028· 1 entry
Born 1028-11-08.
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