This tapestry was first recorded in 1476 as part of the inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral, but it was likely commissioned in the 1070s by Bishop Odo, a close relative of William the Conqueror, to ...

The first documented coronation at Westminster was that of William the Conqueror on 25th December 1066. Before this year there had been no fixed location for the ceremony. Edward the Confessor does ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027 ... who was descended from Alfred the Great. Her separate coronation took place in 1068. She was buried at the Abbey she had ...

Midnight Mass, live from Westminster Abbey, on the 950th anniversary of the coronation of William the Conqueror. With the dean, the Very Rev Dr John Hall. Show more Midnight Mass, live from ...

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 ...

What does William the Conqueror now need to do to consolidate ... On Christmas Day, exactly 3 years after his coronation, he paraded through the ruins of York Cathedral ...