Worsley, voice-over: 1066 is one of the best-known years ... William wasn't known as William the Conqueror, but William the Bastard. He'd risen a long way as the illegitimate son of Robert I ...

Robert was unmarried, and William was the son of his mistress, Herleva William the Conqueror (also known as William the Bastard ... Harold was crowned in 1066. William became the first Norman ...

In 1066, as the “long-haired star” of Halley’s Comet blazed through the skies above England, William the bastard of Normandy mustered an invasion fleet off the coast of Normandy. At the end ...

The world famous clash occurred on October 14, 1066 when the invading Norman ... William, Duke of Normandy, also known as William the Bastard, also claimed the crown and landed at Pevensey in ...

Born out of wedlock circa 1028 to Robert I, the Duke of Normandy, and Herleva, who is traditionally described as a tanner’s daughter, he was commonly referred to as William the Bastard in his youth.

William of Normandy: Bastard son of Duke Richard II ... Harold was very powerful by 1066. He was possibly richer than the King, and had established alliances with all the major magnates of ...

Consider, for example, the case of William the Bastard, more commonly known as William the Conqueror. Born to Robert, Duke of Normandy, and Herleva, a woman clearly not his wife, William was ...

Born out of wedlock and dismissed as an upstart, he was originally known as William the Bastard. Inheriting the Duchy of Normandy at just eight years old, William was faced with betrayal ...

The year 1066 is probably the best-known date in history — and marks the last successful invasion of England by force. William the Conqueror’s decision to invade was born of a wrangle over who ...

The world famous clash occurred on October 14, 1066 when the invading Norman ... William, Duke of Normandy, also known as William the Bastard, also claimed the crown and landed at Pevensey in ...