William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027 ... attempt and began setting fire to houses around the Abbey. Smoke filled the church and the congregation fled and riots ...

These new masters also set about reforming the Welsh church. Following his seizure of the English crown, William the Conqueror's Norman lords established bases along the Welsh border from where ...

The first documented coronation at Westminster was that of William the Conqueror on 25th December 1066 ... not seem to have deliberately planned his new Abbey as a coronation church. His immediate ...

For this reason, he is often called William the Conqueror. Scenes on the tapestry give historians key information about this period not known from other sources. For example, the tapestry shows ...

On this very rare penny, minted between 1066 and 1068, we see the bust of William The Conqueror ... This penny comes from the St. Mary Hill Church hoard, found in Billingsgate, London in 1775.

These new masters also set about reforming the Welsh church. Following his seizure of the English crown, William the Conqueror's Norman lords established bases along the Welsh border from where ...