The king's name is William I ... and these castles were key. They were a way of crushing local resistance and securing a strong supply line from Normandy. So this is a map of Southeast England.

A map has shown ... in Normandy. When William I assumed the crown in England following his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, he deployed motte-and-bailey castles to consolidate his ...

What is it? There's one historical artefact that tells us exactly why William the Conqueror thought he should be King of England. It's over 230 feet long and over 900 years old. Its the Bayeux ...

For this reason, he is often called William the Conqueror. Scenes on the tapestry give historians key information about this period not known from other sources. For example, the tapestry shows ...