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Bayeux Tapestry: A 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's victory and King Harold's grisly death
Consisting of 58 scenes stitched into the linen cloth in different colors of wool, the medieval work of art — which ... Anglo-Saxon king, and William, Duke of Normandy, for control over the ...
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William I (the Conqueror)
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 ...