William the Conqueror

Duke of Normandy who took England at Hastings and rebuilt its ruling class in a single generation.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Won the battle of Hastings in 1066 after Harold Godwinson fell with an arrow, as the Tapestry shows.
• Commissioned the Domesday Book, the first great survey of England.
• Replaced the English aristocracy with Norman lords and built in stone on a Roman scale.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: c. 1028 – 1087