William shakespeare life events
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William the Conqueror
(1028-1087)
Who Was William the Conqueror?
At the age of eight, William the Conqueror became duke of Normandy and later King of England.
Violence plagued his early reign, but with the help of King Henry I of France, William managed to survive the early years. After the Battle of Hastings, in 1066, he was crowned king of England. He never spoke English and was illiterate, but he had more influence on the evolution of the English language then anyone before or since.
William ruled England until his death, on September 9, 1087, in Rouen, France.
Early Life
Born circa 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France, William the Conqueror was an illegitimate child of Robert I, duke of Normandy, who died in 1035 while returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Important events in shakespeare's life from birth to death
At only eight years of age, William became the new duke of Normandy. Violence and corruption-plagued his early reign, as the feudal barons fought for control of his fragile dukedom. A few of William's guards died a
