William the Conqueror’s (1066-87) arrival on England’s shores shook the land to its very core. No leader left such a perennial legacy upon England as William the Conqueror. The language and the culture would be forever altered as the Norman conquest eviscerated Saxon civilisation. Discover the story of the young duke who went from an enduring a childhood with a target on his back in a crumbling duchy to being the most influential and significant figure in the 11th century.
CHARACTERS
William I – King of England, Duke of Normandy
Matilda of Flanders – wife of William I
Robert I – Duke of Normandy, father of William I
Herleva of Falaise – mother of William I
Robert II – Archbishop of Rouen, Regent for William in Normandy
Osbern – Steward of the Dukes of Normandy
Odo – Bishop of Bayeux, half-brother of William I
Henry I – King of France (1031-60)
Philip I – King of France (1060-1108)
Guy of Burgundy – cousin of William and claimant of the duchy of Normandy
Edward the Confessor – King of England (1042-66)
Harold II (Godwinson) – King of England (1066)
Harald Hardrada – King of Norway and claimant to the English throne
Edgar the Aetheling – claimant to the English throne
Edwin and Morcar – rebels in Mercia
Sweyn II – King of Denmark and claimant to the English throne
Robert Curthose – eldest son of William I
William Rufus – second eldest son of William I
Orderic Vitalis – chronicler and Benedictine monk
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