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When William the Conqueror died, he had already made his wishes clear about the division of his lands. His older son, Robert Curthose , bec...

After the Trial  in 1076 that re-apportioned some of the property (and therefore income) of Odo of Bayeux , he was quiet for a few years. As...

Odo of Bayeux had it all. He was the half-brother of Duke William of Normandy (they shared a mother ), who made him a bishop. When William ...

William the Conqueror had two half-brothers, due to his father having an affair with Herleva of Falaise , who later had two sons after marr...

When William of Normandy decided to conquer England, he planned carefully. This was going to be a big undertaking, and he needed help and a...

Matilda of Flanders (c.1031-1083), also called Maud, was the wife of William II of Normandy (later William the Conqueror). Their legendary a...