William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, a natural son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the ...

William - later King William I of England - became Duke of Normandy after his father Robert died in 1035. The Channel Islands were part of the Duchy of Normandy when William defeated King Harold ...

Sally: William was very young when he became the Duke of Normandy. This was a very important ruler in France. He had lots of enemies who wanted to take over as Duke, so he had to work hard to make ...