William the Conqueror

See William I¹.

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William the Conqueror

(Biography) See William I¹

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Wil•liam

(ˈwɪl yəm)
n.

1. William I,

a. ( “the Conqueror” ) 1027–87, duke of Normandy 1035–87; king of England 1066–87.

b. (William I of Orange) ( “the Silent” ) 1533–84, Dutch leader born in Germany: 1st stadholder of the Netherlands 1578–84.

c. (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig) 1797–1888, king of Prussia 1861–88; emperor of Germany 1871–88.

2. William II,

a. (William Rufus) ( “the Red” ) 1056?–1100, king of England 1087–1100 (son of William I, duke of Normandy).

b. (Frederick Wilhelm Viktor Albert) 1859–1941, king of Prussia and emperor of Germany 1888–1918.

3. William III, (William III of Orange) 1650–1702, stadholder of the Netherlands 1672–1702; king of England 1689–1702, joint ruler with his wife, Mary II.

4. William IV, 1765–1837, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1830–37 (brother of George IV).

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William the Conqueror - duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087)

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Don't you really know, Durbeyfield, that you are the lineal representative of the ancient and knightly family of the d'Urbervilles, who derive their descent from Sir Pagan d'Urberville, that renowned knight who came from Normandy with William the Conqueror, as appears by Battle Abbey Roll?"

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We didn't cook none of the pies in the wash-pan -- afraid the solder would melt; but Uncle Silas he had a noble brass warming-pan which he thought consider- able of, because it belonged to one of his ancesters with a long wooden handle that come over from Eng- land with William the Conqueror in the Mayflower or one of them early ships and was hid away up garret with a lot of other old pots and things that was valuable, not on account of being any account, be- cause they warn't, but on account of them being relicts, you know, and we snaked her out, private, and took her down there, but she failed on the first pies, because we didn't know how, but she come up smiling on the last one.

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`Perhaps it doesn't understand English,' thought Alice; `I daresay it's a French mouse, come over with William the Conqueror.' (For, with all her knowledge of history, Alice had no very clear notion how long ago anything had happened.) So she began again: `Ou est ma chatte?' which was the first sentence in her French lesson-book.

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The mailed gentlemen of William the Conqueror divided and apportioned England amongst themselves with the naked sword.

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A great-grandchild to the Queen, George will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England if, as expected, he follows the reigns of his grandfather, the Prince of Wales, and then his father, William.

Prince George shows his true colours

A great-grandchild to the Queen, he will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England if, as expected, he follows the reigns of his grandfather, the Prince of Wales, and then his father, William.

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Broadhursts Bookshop replied, saying it was a children's biography of William the Conqueror, the first Norman King of England.

Bookshop finally sells book after 27 years on the shelf

| 1087: William the Conqueror died in Rouen, France, from injuries received when his horse stumbled while he was fighting the King of France.

ON THIS DAY

The author of this book has made a career of studying Normandy, the Norman Conquest, and William the Conqueror. The results of this sustained effort are clear in this wise, learned, and massively detailed study of the life of William the Conqueror, an illegitimate son who succeeded his father to the duchy of Normandy in 1035 as a young boy, conquered England in 1066, and ruled both lands until his death in 1087.

William the Conqueror

IT'S 950 years since William the Conqueror founded Warwick Castle.

Amazing mosaic the crowning glory of castle's celebration

Whilst there, you'll be able to learn sword fighting skills at the William the Conqueror's Knight School, meet Horrible Histories' Rattus Rattus and check out the castle's new interactive exhibition called The Conqueror's Fortress.

Castle celebrates 950 years with cut-price PS9.50 tickets; but hurry before offer runs out..

Included with castle admission, the tour - led by representatives of the castle's history team - tells the story of The Conqueror's Castle, vividly bringing to life the period of English history in which William the Conqueror's fortifications were created.

History team tells story of Conqueror's Castle