THE CONQUEST: William & Matilda

William the Duke of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to become William I, the first Norman King of England. His wife Matilda of Flanders helped him transf... Read allWilliam the Duke of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to become William I, the first Norman King of England. His wife Matilda of Flanders helped him transform English and European history.William the Duke of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to become William I, the first Norman King of England. His wife Matilda of Flanders helped him transform English and European history.