Normans Set Sail: William's Conquest of England Begins
William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme to launch the Norman conquest of England. This invasion toppled the Anglo-Saxon monarchy, replaced the ruling class with French-speaking Normans, and fundamentally reshaped the English language and legal system for centuries.
September 27, 1066
960 years ago
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