Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest of England (or the Conquest) 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. William's claim to the English throne derived from his familial relationship with the childless Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor who may have encouraged William's hop... Episode artwork: Artist: Unknown. License: Public domain. Content adapted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest), used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.