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Top 10 Top 10 Events in William’s Life
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1. Born in Falaise (1027)
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2. Receives the Duchy of Normandy on his father’s death (1035)
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3. Helped by King Henri I of France, crushes rebel barons in Normandy (1047)
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4. Edward the Confessor, his cousin, purportedly promises him the English throne (1051)
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5. Harold Godwinson – rival heir to the English throne – swears allegiance to William, perhaps through trickery or under duress (1064)
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6. Harold succeeds Edward as king of England (1066)
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7. William invades England, defeats Harold, and is crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day (1066)
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8. Ruthlessly crushes all rebellions until England is conquered and united (1072)
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9. Commissions the Domesday Book, an invaluable survey of land ownership (1086)
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10. Dies in Rouen from a battle wound (1087)
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