William The Conqueror

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  • 1028

    William The Conqueror was born

    William The Conqueror was born
    William the Conqueror, who was the son of Robert I, Duke of Normandy was born
  • Jul 3, 1035

    William became the Duke of Normandy

    William became the Duke of Normandy
    William's father Robert I, Duke of Normandy dies and at age eight William becomes Duke of Normandy
  • 1066

    William takes treasury

    William takes treasury
    William's first priority was to gain the control of the English treasury. He marched to London to crush English resistance which was gathering around Edgar Atheling, grandson of Edmund ll and Saxon heir to to the English throne.
  • Dec 25, 1066

    Coronation of William

    Coronation of William
    William, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
  • 1068

    William's Wife gets crowned

    William's Wife gets crowned
    King William exacted a terrible punishment on the rebels in the North of England referred to as "The Harrying of the North", Matilda is crowned Queen of England.
  • 1086

    The Domesday Book

    The Domesday Book
    William made a compilation of his famous books 'The Domesday Book'
  • Sep 9, 1087

    William the Conqueror's death

    William the Conqueror's death
    King William l, died at Saint-Gervais near Rouen, France