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William the Conqueror

1028 CE – 1087 CE

Retrace William the Conqueror's life across the map — 9 events in chronological order, from a cinematic flythrough to a full timeline.

Life journey

1. Battle of Val-ès-Dunes1047 CE
   The Battle of Val-ès-Dunes (Valesdunes) was fought in 1047 by the combined forces of the Norman duke William I and the French king Henry I against the forces of several rebel Norman barons, led by William's cousin Guy of Brionne.
2. Battle of Varaville1057 CE
   The Battle of Varaville was fought in 1057 by William, Duke of Normandy, against King Henry I of France and Count Geoffrey Martel of Anjou.
3. Breton-Norman War1064 CE
   The Breton–Norman war of 1064–1066 was fought between the sovereign Duchy of Brittany and the Duchy of Normandy.
4. Norman conquest of England1066 CE
   The Norman Conquest of England was an 11th-century invasion by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
5. Battle of Pouancé1066 CE
   The Battle of Pouancé was a battle in Conan II of Brittany's campaigns against the rebel Rivallon I of Dol, the Count of Anjou Geoffrey III, and the Duchy of Normandy's ruler, William.
6. Battle of Hastings1066 CE
   The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman Conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.
7. Battle of Segré1066 CE
   The Battle of Segré was a battle between the forces of Conan II, Duke of Brittany, and an alliance of the rebel Rivallon I of Dol, the Angevin Empire, and the Duchy of Normandy, fought as part of the Breton–Norman War. During Conan's 1066 campaign against Anjou, he took Segré.
8. Siege of Exeter1068 CE
   The siege of Exeter occurred early in 1068 when King William I of England marched a combined army of Normans and loyal Englishmen westwards to force the submission of the city of Exeter in Devon, a stronghold of Anglo-Saxon resistance against Norman rule following the Norman conquest of England. After a siege lasting eighteen days, the city surrendered to William under generous terms and allowed the Normans to consolidate their hold over the West Country.
9. Ely Rebellion1069 CE
   The Ely Rebellion was a rebellion in 1069 or 1070 against the Norman occupation of England, named after the Isle of Ely. It is considered one of the earliest English civil wars.

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