William the conqueror - Philip Ardagh

Título: William the conqueror

Autor:  Philip Aragh

Año: 1999

Páginas: 62

Idioma: Ingles

Género: Historia

Chapter One

William was son of Robert the magnificent the duke of Normandy and Herleve a Turner daughter when William was born because his family Robert his dad has to separate Hereleve so he go whit other men and have two children that where William brothers. When William was seven years his father Robert died so now he was the Duke of Normandy later in 1041 he was named knight

Chapter Two

William get married with Matilda but wasn’t easy the pope of the time don’t want them to get marry because William’s aunt was Matilda’s granny so they decide to wait to this pope died and come other, the other pope gave them permission to get marry and they do it they have four children one of them died very young

Chapter Three

William hear the notice that say he is going to be the king of England but Harold when the king died auto coronated him king of England so William decide to start a war and conquer England William was waiting a lot of time in the coast of England and surely other people attack England in York and Harold won the battle

Chapter Four

William decide to move and start to conquer England they have good expectative to win they was the same number of warriors but William army have a lot of men in horse  a lot of knight and a lot of archers but Harold army don’t have horse and where whit bad equipment.

And Harold died in battle

Chapter Five

William was coronated king in Christmas day of 1066 in York.

The king of Denmark want to conquer England and William is going to die, his oldest son it would be duke of Normandy and the second king of England.

Williams body don’t enter in his coffin so they put him with force.