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) ...
William, the illegitimate son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and Herleva of Falaise, was born in 1027. His mother was the daughter of a tanner. It was claimed that Robert fell in love with Herleva when he saw her doing the washing in the stream which passed her father's tannery at the...
It’s a tale of power, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of the throne, brought to life by a talented cast.William, Duke of Normandy, famously known as William the Conqueror, was a pivotal figure in this shift. His victory over Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, at the Battle... ...
Did not your fathers capture the King of the Franks at Rouen, and keep him there until he restored Normandy to Duke Richard, then a boy; with this condition, that, in every conference between the King of France and the Duke of Normandy, the duke should wear his sword, while the King ...
These invasions of Normandy by the King of the French and his allies fall into two periods. At first Henry appears in Normandy as the supporter of Normans in open revolt against their duke. But revolts are personal and local; there is no rebellion like that which was crushed at Val-es-...
The moniker of Longespée (also Lungespée or Longsword) harkens back to his Norman forebear and namesake William Longsword, second Duke of Normandy (reigned 928–942), from whom he was descended through his father, the king. Little is known of Longespée’s childhood, upbringing or educati...
a daughter of King Robert the Pious of France. The young duke, William of Normandy, was probably pushing his luck when he proposed a marriage between himself and young Matilda. Although he was a duke and Baldwin a mere count, there was the question of his illegitimacy and Normandy was hard...
Richard I king of England William Wallace Scottish hero Edward IV king of England Robert the Bruce king of Scotland Edward The Black Prince English prince William de la Pole, 1st duke of Suffolk English military officer William Longsword, 3rd earl of Salisbury English noble James Scott...
There are tablets and monumental busts about the walls; and one to the memory of the Duke of Lenox, the governor-general who died in the middle of the last century from the bite of a fox; which seemed an odd fate for a duke, and somehow made me very sorry for him. Fanny, of ...
The show, which was created byJeb Stuart, is a sequel to theMichael Hirst-createdVikings. After its first season launched in February 2022, it was handed a two season renewal. The drama begins in the early 11th century and chronicles the legendary adventures of some of the most famousVikings...