How and Why History: William the Conqueror
Dan Snow's History Hit
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William the Conqueror Changed England Forever
How and Why History talks to Professor Virginia Davis of Queen Mary University of London. William was Duke of Normandy before he became known as William the Conqueror. Pro-Norman writings claim that William had been promised the throne by Edward the Confessor. Harold Godwinson usurped the throne, and therefore William was forced to invade England.
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