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 Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. He suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands, and by difficulties with his eldest son, Robert Curthose.

castle in central London, United Kingdom

royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK

battle which occurred on 14 October 1066

road bridge across River Thames in London, opened in 1973

1066 invasion and conquest of England by Normans

manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086

wife of William the Conqueror and Queen consort of the Kingdom of England

species of plant

medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK

Lanfranc (1005  1010 – 24 May 1089) was an Italian-born English churchman, monk and scholar. Born in Italy, he moved to Normandy to become a Benedictine monk at Bec. He served successively as prior of Bec Abbey and abbot of St Stephen's Abbey in Caen, Normandy and then as Archbishop of Canterbury in England, following its conquest by William the Conqueror. He is also variously known as (), (), and (). In his lifetime, he was regarded as the greatest theologian of his generation.

thumb|The three sons of Herleva of Falaise: William the Conqueror|William, Duke of Normandy, in the centre, Odo, the bishop of [[Bayeux, on the left and Robert, Count of Mortain, on the right (Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s)]] Herleva () was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been the mother of William the Conqueror, born to an extramarital relationship with Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and also of William's prominent half-brothers Odo of Bayeux and Robert, Count of Mortain, born to Herleva's marriage to Herluin de Conteville.

Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England, UK

central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London

French castle located in Caen

abbey located in Calvados, in France

castle

1075 rebellion in medieval England against William the Conqueror

series of campaigns waged by William the Conqueror in the winter of 1069–70

1047 battle

1057 battle

1054 battle

Norman castle in Bristol

William the Conqueror's flagship

hill in East Sussex, England, UK

people who were with William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

castle in England

river in the United Kingdom

Norman nobleman

1072 treaty between Scotland and England