Detail map of Battle, England, United Kingdom

Overview map of Battle, England, United Kingdom

William the Conqueror Leads the Norman Conquest

9/28/1066 to 10/14/1066

Image from the Bayeux Tapestry showing William with his half-brothers. William is in the center, Odo is on the left with empty hands, and Robert is on the right with a sword in his hand.

William the Conqueror landed unopposed in England on September 28, 1066.

Sixteen days later, on October 14, 1066 the Norman Conquest of England ocurred with the defeat of the forces of the Anglo-Saxon King Harald at the Battle of Hastings.

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