William the Conqueror - The Illegitimate Son Who Invaded England Documentary

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  @PeopleProfiles · 1 year ago · pinned

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  @Malik_Sylvus · 3 years ago

  William&apos;s army was composed of soldiers from different regions of France. The Barons who led the invasion under the commands of William were from Brittany, Normandy, Picardy, Burgundy, Flanders and Champagne.

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  @IosuamacaMhadaidh · 3 years ago

  My clan has a legend that Edgar came to Scotland with a nobleman from Hungary, who had several daughters in tow. One of which King Malcolm II took a fancy to and married, also granting land to the two noblemen, and the Hungarian nobleman became the progenitor of the clan. Just a legend but it&apos;s interesting either way.

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  @LizRealGirlBeauty · 3 years ago

  I find William Rufus fascinating. What an uncommon man for the time.

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  @Daniel_McDonald · 3 years ago

  Thank you so much for sharing this fascinating insight into the life of William the Conqueror! It&apos;s amazing to learn about the origins of the Duchy of Normandy and the unique culture of the Normans. The fact that William was born into a Norse family, but also a gallicized one, shows how complex and diverse the history of Europe truly is. I appreciate your thorough research and look forward to learning more!

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  @danielsantiagourtado3430 · 3 years ago

  Yes! One of England&apos;s Greatest Kings and the shining example that Bastardy isn&apos;t gonna stop anyone from achieving Greatness!

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  @bluestrife28 · 3 years ago

  Idk why it just occurred to me but William Windsor will be William V. Wow. As a history buff just living through these moments is so amazing.

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  @EinFelsbrocken · 3 years ago

  William started the meme &quot;Careful who you call bastard in late noble tutelage&quot;

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  @RobertSmith-km6gi · 3 years ago

  I’m a descendant of William de Percy who was an officer in William the Conquerors army and although he was not present at Hastings, he was eventually awarded vast lands in Northumberland which his descendants still control today as the Dukes. The Percys played a significant part in the hundreds of years after Hastings as wardens of the Scottish border and their parts in some of the internecine wars including the War of the Roses and the Hundred Years’ War. For the most part they were not very nice people but I suppose that was par for the course in those days for the nobility.

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  @lesleywilkie2848 · 3 years ago

  I watched Prof Robert Bartlett&apos;s TV series (2014), The Plantagenets, really interesting. After the conquest, the Normans set out to systematically destroy Anglo Saxon culture and way of life. The last Saxon King, Harold Godwinson, is buried in Waltham Abbey &nbsp;near where I live.

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  @kali3665 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Tom Bergeron: This famous William had two nicknames. &nbsp;One was The Bastard, and the other was what?<br>Penn Jillette: MISTER Shatner! MISTER SHATNER to you!!<br>-- The 90s Hollywood Squares

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  @commonhistory9800 · 3 years ago

  My family traces our ancestry back to one of William’s knights who aided in the conquest of England. It’s always cool to learn more about my great-ancestor’s boss.

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