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 ...

Led by William, the Duke of Normandy, they were soon to launch a battle that would become one of the most famous in all of English History – the Battle of Hastings. The bloody day of fighting on ...

He makes an oath to Duke William of Normandy who is that chap there. And Harold is touching a casket full of holy relics to make the oath even more powerful. And in his oath, he swears he will ...

Sally: William was very young when he became the Duke of Normandy. This was a very important ruler in France. He had lots of enemies who wanted to take over as Duke, so he had to work hard to make ...

William - later King William I of England - became Duke of Normandy after his father Robert died in 1035. The Channel Islands were part of the Dutchy of Normandy when William defeated King Harold ...

Charles and Camilla will be at the Ministry of Defence and Royal British Legion’s (RBL) event at the British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer on June 6, and William will attend the Canadian ...

This prosperous, stable country called England was just taken by William, Duke of Normandy, seemingly overnight, and stone castles like this one sprang up all over the land. ♪ Worsley ...