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70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror’s army
and these 160,000 families who own two thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the ...
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Bayeux Tapestry: A 1,000-year-old embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's victory and King Harold's grisly death
This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in ...
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William I (the Conqueror)
William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027 ... defeated King Harold II at the battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066 (the English army had defeated an invading ...
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Castles and Knights: William the Conqueror
William's army met Harold's army…but during the fighting ... The animation tells the story of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066 and its aftermath. It starts with the ...
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William the Conqueror: The Bayeux Tapestry
What is it? There's one historical artefact that tells us exactly why William the Conqueror thought he should be King of England. It's over 230 feet long and over 900 years old. Its the Bayeux ...