William of Normandy.
William the Conqueror, or William I, was the first Norman ruler of England. He defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to become king.
He conquered England in 1066.
1066
Guillaume le Conquérant is William the Conqueror The Norman who defeated the English in 1066 (Hastings) and who conquered the crown of England.
His coronation was on Christmas day 1066.
1066
A Google search finds lots of sites that say the name goes back to 1066 AD and is British in origin. However, if a name is connected with 1066 in England, it is most likely Norman French in origin, since that is when William and his Normans conquered England.
Christianity, increase of population in cities, and the Norman conquest of England in 1066 A.D.
He was a Norman duke who led an invasion of England in 1066
In the year 1066, Old English was the primary language spoken in England. Norman French was also used by the ruling elite after the Norman Conquest.
The Anglo-Saxon period of English history ended with the Norman conquest in 1066.
The Battle of Stamford Bridge was on 25 September 1066 and was an English victory. The Battle of Hastings was on 14 October 1066 and was a Norman victory which resulted in the death of Harold II and made King William I the first Norman ruler of England.