William the Conqueror

"Dude! Uncool."

- William's quote when someone calls him that he was the "bastard"

William I, known as William the Conqueror and previously William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England and the sixteenth king to rule over the country overall, reigning from his seizure of the English crown in 1066 after defeating and killing Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, until his death in 1087, for a total of 21 years, in addition, he ruled his home country of Normandy from 1035 to 1087, for a total of 52 years. When he died, he split his kingdom amongst his sons, his eldest son Robert II became the Duke of Normandy, while his second surviving son, William II became the King of England.

During his reign, he moved England's capital from Winchester to London when he seized the throne (London continues to be the capital of England and the United Kingdom today), built nearly 700 castles across the country, including the famed Tower of London and Windsor Castle, and wrote the Domesday Book in 1086, near the end of his reign. At his funeral, his body exploded because they had to push his body into his grave. After his death, his cross-channel empire was divided amongst his sons, His eldest son, Robert II, became the Duke of Normandy, while his third son, William II, became the King of England.

Biography
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Appearances

 * The War that Changed the English Language

Trivia

 * He would be the last king of England to live completely outside the country until George I assumed the throne in 1714, except George I assumed the British throne peacefully, not while causing bloodshed like William.