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Latest revision as of 15:01, 14 May 2026
William I (c. 1028 – 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror, was King of England from 1066 until his death in 1087. William was a descendant of Rollo, Duke of Normandy.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
From 1064 to 1066, William commanded his forces during the Breton-Norman war against Conan II, his Breton rival.[2] In the conflict's final year, when the outcome leaned in William's favor, Conan surrendered and made peace by handing over the city's keys to him.[3]
Later that year, William made an alliance with Norway's king Harald Hardrada, but because Harald later died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, William was awarded the throne of England.[4] In December,[1] he became the first documented English King to be coronated at the Westminster Abbey, formerly a Saxon church built years earlier by King Edward the Confessor. Since then, it has served as the British monarchy's personal church and where the monarchs' coronation took place.[5]
In 1078, William constructed the Tower of London and fashioned it as a maximum-security royal residence.[6]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (tapestry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
William the Conqueror on Wikipedia
- ↑ Breton-Norman war on Wikipedia
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: Peacemaking, Peacebreaking
- ↑ Echoes of History: Vikings – Episode 5: The Dawn of a New Era
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Westminster Abbey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History (1189-1868) – Chapter 8: Victorian London