but you might know him better by his later name-- William the Conqueror. [Men shouting] Worsley, voice-over: Most of us think the Norman Conquest of England happened in 1066 at the Battle of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sally: Here we are, William the Conqueror - born in 1028, around a thousand years ago. Harry: I like his crown. Sally: And that's one of his castles in France behind him. Fatima: Let's go take a look.

Malcolm III in Scotland. NARRATOR:Princes in different parts of Wales. NARRATOR:And William the Conqueror has been King of England for nearly 20 years. NARRATOR:The King has let the people of ...

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 ...