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William the Conqueror, who was the son of Robert I, Duke of Normandy was born
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William's father Robert I, Duke of Normandy dies and at age eight William becomes Duke of Normandy
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William's first priority was to gain the control of the English treasury. He marched to London to crush English resistance which was gathering around Edgar Atheling, grandson of Edmund ll and Saxon heir to to the English throne.
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William, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
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King William exacted a terrible punishment on the rebels in the North of England referred to as "The Harrying of the North", Matilda is crowned Queen of England.
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William made a compilation of his famous books 'The Domesday Book'
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King William l, died at Saint-Gervais near Rouen, France
