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'''William the Conqueror''' lived from AD 1027 to 1087.  His capital city was at [[Caen]] in northwestern [[France]]. He invaded [[England]] as the Duke of [[Normandy]] and won the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.  He then ruled England as William I.  He is remembered as a harsh king who replaced most of the English landowners with a foreign aristocracy from France. He put down revolts with ruthless brutality, and in 1086 compiled a book called the [[Domesday Book]] which listed every single town and village in England, and how much tax it was possible to extract from them. Today this is a priceless document of medieval history and is an invaluable source in tracing ancestry. He died in a battle in Normandy in 1087, and his body was so fat that his coffin burst during his funeral ceremony. He appointed his second and favourite son [[William Rufus]] as king of England in his place, leaving Normandy to his eldest son Robert.

'''William the Conqueror''' lived from AD 1027 to 1087.  His capital city was at [[Caen]] in northwestern [[France]]. He invaded [[England]] as the Duke of [[Normandy]] and won the [[Battle of Hastings]] in 1066.  He then ruled England as William I.  He is remembered as a harsh king who replaced most of the English landowners with a foreign aristocracy from France. He put down revolts with ruthless brutality, and in 1086 compiled a book called the [[Domesday Book]] which listed every single town and village in England south of the River [[Tees]], and how much tax it was possible to extract from them. Today this is a priceless document of medieval history and is an invaluable source in tracing ancestry. He died in a battle in Normandy in 1087, and his body was so fat that his coffin burst during his funeral ceremony. He appointed his second and favourite son [[William Rufus]] as king of England in his place, leaving Normandy to his eldest son Robert.

==Early Life==

==Early Life==