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'''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]], {{Wiki|Duke of Normandy}}.<ref>{{WP|William the Conqueror}}</ref> | '''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]], {{Wiki|Duke of Normandy}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|William the Conqueror}}</ref> | ||
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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
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
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (tapestry only)
References
- ↑ 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