William the Conqueror

American  

noun

1. William I.

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William the Conqueror British  

noun

1. See William I

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William the Conqueror Cultural  

1. The duke of Normandy, a province of France, and the leader of the Norman Conquest of England. He defeated the English forces at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became the first Norman king of England.

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Example Sentences

Having defeated the Norwegians, Harold was defeated in turn by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings.

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It depicts William the Conqueror becoming the first Norman king of England by seizing the English throne from Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.

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Fittingly, that year is also the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror's birth.

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The area has layer upon layer of history: across the road is the Tower, parts of it were built by William the Conqueror.

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The 1000th anniversary of the birth of William the Conqueror is also in 2027.

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