| rdfs:comment | - William the Conqueror defeated King Harold Godwinson in the Battle of Hastings. The Monk planned to change history by ensuring Harold's army would be better able to face William's army, but this plan was defeated when a group of Saxons ran the Monk out of his monastery. (TV: The Time Meddler) He died in 1087. (PROSE: Vampire Science)
- William the Conqueror is a hero unit found in the Hastings campaign and is available in the Scenario Editor in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. He is based on the first Norman King of England with the same name who is a descendant from Rollo but is best known for the successful Norman conquest of England. This invasion was the last time the British Isles was conquered and ruled by a foreign kingdom or country.
- William I of England (1027 – September 9, 1087), called also William the Conqueror, William the Bastard, in French Guillaume le Conquérant and Guiillaume le Bâtard, was Duke of Normandy (as which he is known as William II,) from 1035 and King of England from 1066 to his death. To claim the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson (who died in the conflict) at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
- William I (Old Norman: Williame I; c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. The descendant of Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035 under the style William II. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son.
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| abstract | - William the Conqueror is a hero unit found in the Hastings campaign and is available in the Scenario Editor in Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. He is based on the first Norman King of England with the same name who is a descendant from Rollo but is best known for the successful Norman conquest of England. This invasion was the last time the British Isles was conquered and ruled by a foreign kingdom or country. William the Conqueror is represented by a knight with a lance, but with better stats than a regular Knight. Like other cavalry, William the Conqueror is affected by all upgrades that affect cavalry as well as any civilization bonuses that affect them. As with all heroes, William the Conqueror can regenerate and cannot be converted.
- William I of England (1027 – September 9, 1087), called also William the Conqueror, William the Bastard, in French Guillaume le Conquérant and Guiillaume le Bâtard, was Duke of Normandy (as which he is known as William II,) from 1035 and King of England from 1066 to his death. To claim the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson (who died in the conflict) at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest. His reign, which brought Norman culture to England, had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages. In addition to political changes, his reign also saw changes to English law, a programme of building and fortification, changes to the vocabulary of the English language, and the introduction of continental European feudalism into England.
- William I (Old Norman: Williame I; c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. The descendant of Viking raiders, he had been Duke of Normandy since 1035 under the style William II. After a long struggle to establish his power, by 1060 his hold on Normandy was secure, and he launched the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The rest of his life was marked by struggles to consolidate his hold over England and his continental lands and by difficulties with his eldest son. William was the son of the unmarried Robert I, Duke of Normandy, by Robert's mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him after he succeeded his father, as did the anarchy that plagued the first years of his rule. During his childhood and adolescence, members of the Norman aristocracy battled each other, both for control of the child duke and for their own ends. In 1047 William was able to quash a rebellion and begin to establish his authority over the duchy, a process that was not complete until about 1060. His marriage in the 1050s to Matilda of Flanders provided him with a powerful ally in the neighbouring county of Flanders. By the time of his marriage, William was able to arrange the appointments of his supporters as bishops and abbots in the Norman church. His consolidation of power allowed him to expand his horizons, and by 1062 William was able to secure control of the neighbouring county of Maine. In the 1050s and early 1060s William became a contender for the throne of England, then held by his childless cousin Edward the Confessor. There were other potential claimants, including the powerful English earl Harold Godwinson, who was named the next king by Edward on the latter's deathbed in January 1066. William argued that Edward had previously promised the throne to him, and that Harold had sworn to support William's claim. William built a large fleet and invaded England in September 1066, decisively defeating and killing Harold at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. After further military efforts William was crowned king on Christmas Day 1066, in London. He made arrangements for the governance of England in early 1067 before returning to Normandy. Several unsuccessful rebellions followed, but by 1075 William's hold on England was mostly secure, allowing him to spend the majority of the rest of his reign on the Continent. William's final years were marked by difficulties in his continental domains, troubles with his eldest son, and threatened invasions of England by the Danes. In 1086 William ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book, a survey listing all the landholders in England along with their holdings. William died in September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, and was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, the settling of a new Norman nobility on the land, and change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire, but instead continued to administer each part separately. William's lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to his eldest son, Robert, and his second surviving son, William, received England.
- William the Conqueror defeated King Harold Godwinson in the Battle of Hastings. The Monk planned to change history by ensuring Harold's army would be better able to face William's army, but this plan was defeated when a group of Saxons ran the Monk out of his monastery. (TV: The Time Meddler) He died in 1087. (PROSE: Vampire Science)
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