He was known as William "the Bastard" (because he was illegitimate) the Duke of Normandy. His father was a tanner but he was adopted by the previous duke. The Normans were "northmen" from Norway who had conquered this part of northern France a century before. Over that time they had stopped speaking Norse and began speaking French.
William the Conquerer
Yes. He is called William the Conquerer because he conquered England from 1066 onwards.
William the Conquerer was fifty-nine years old when he died.
what laws did william the conquerer not change when he was crowned
William
William the Conquerer brought it there.
a famous conquerer
William the Conquerer
Yes. He is called William the Conquerer because he conquered England from 1066 onwards.
William the Conquerer was fifty-nine years old when he died.
I believe it was William the Conquerer. the battle of Hastings was won by William of Normandy (William the Conquerer) who became William the first of England.
Queen Elizabeth I does not have a direct line of decent from William the Conquerer. However Queen Elizabeth II isdecended from William the Conquerer through Edward IV; when the royal lines reconverged. William the Conquerer is her 22nd times Great Grandfather.
William the Conquerer
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Because he CONQUERED England. "Conqueror" is just a nick-name that stuck :) Like Edward I - Longshanks XD
William I, known as William the Conquerer.
William was 59 years old when he died.