The Strange Funeral of William the Conqueror, 1087

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@mandaboiarry4366]

Can U find any stories of my family boiari.. I will pay U if U can . I'm like the last boii' true blood

[@taqiyasir8086]

Can you please do a video on Tancred

[@k.s.3748]

I bought the kindle edition, looking forward to seeing what you have come up with.

[@scottanderson8167]

Excellent video. Thank you for producing this. Whether everyone believed in God or not is up for debate. The Church was a huge part of daily life but that does not necessarily translate to piety. Throughout the Medieval period ecclesiastical figures, for instance, had to remind the lay people to confess at least once a year, an indication that a lot of folks weren’t doing it. There are other examples. I do imagine however that William, never particularly pious in life, would have had a lot to get off his chest at the end, so this story rings quite true.

[@odinsson852]

William was many things but one thing for certain sure he changed the course of English History and thereby the history the world for the next Thousand Years and with my 25th great-grandfather.

[@jshicke]

We learn about the conquest, but no one ever hears about what came after. Thanks for the education.

[@sunnyjim1355]

"..but no one ever hears about what came after" Dude, you can go into any decent library and find books about that period easily.

[@regal677]

@Ber Pigue whats wrong with the video

[@Gos1234567]

Sunny Jim 🤣🤣 like everything after 1066 is a total mystery to this guy

[@Rog5446]

Echo your comment entirely. Born and educated in England, my history class only gave me dates (born/died battles) but never such interesting details as presented here. Yet this is less than eight minutes long, so it could have been easily included in our lessons.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Lots of people hear about the after; it is by having the interest to persue it.

[@safarieten]

"What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole World, then lose himself, or be cast away?"

[@barrylucas505]

Catchy

[@brubeck1]

like the fox and the fable

[@bazzatheblue]

Who wrote that dude?

[@jennifersaar1611]

Baz - Its from the bible. Luke 9 : 25.

[@real_orestis_georgiou]

@@bazzatheblue Christ said it.

[@randelldarky3920]

Brutal times back then. I am so glad to be alive in this time period.

[@sophiaperennis2360]

We've traded physical hardships for spiritual hardships. I don't think it was worth it.

[@Saucyakld]

Hmmmm , have you been to China, Japan, Syria etc, still barbarians

[@iliovecaRS]

@@Saucyakld uhhhh last time I checked China and Japan we're most advanced societies from Europe lmao.

[@darkice3267]

@@Saucyakld None of the places you mentioned are barbarious except Syria. Typical white mentality.

[@maliciousasylum7352]

It’s still brutal

[@k.s.3748]

Well done, as a Medieval historian and former professor, I like your channel.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks very much. What is your area of medieval history?

[@ALEXBOWN]

The Normans history is so damned interesting. I started researching it when I was playing ck2 and looking for someone hard to play as. While looking around the map I saw a Norman duke in southern Italy. Thinking this must be some kind of mistake I looked it up and have been obsessed every since. Thank you for your videos man doing good work.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I agree, it's great stuff. Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@ThaiSoup39]

The video got a few things wrong. His legacy was actually the entire British Empire, which would never have formed without the Norman injection of military genius into the upper strata of British society. His influence was akin to a giant oak tree spreading its boughs of freedom (English Common law and parliamentary democracy) across the face of the earth. Without him, the British would have been no more militarily capable than the Danish. The liberating spirit of Protestantism would have been crushed by the Spanish Inquisition, socialist Napoleon would have triumphed, as would have the murderous Nazis. The successful invasion of England in 1066 was literally one of the sharpest turning points in world history.

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

@@ThaiSoup39 mention creation of English language - 50% French loan words

[@ridanann]

@@user-jv9qz2bu1r if u only english an speak no celtic languages do not assume you know anything of english becoz its gota lot of gaelic welsh brythonic jamed in there catt celtic is cat is english cattus latin but catt came first its indo European

[@jdrancho1864]

@zondaintheair Victor Davis Hanson and others have extensive videos here dissecting the war on the Eastern Front and the logistical limitations that eventually doomed the Nazis.. WW2 in Europe is basically the war between the Nazis and the Soviets and Hitler's failure to secure the resources necessary to supply a war effort - iron ore, crude oil from the ME and the Baku fields.

[@LizFromDecencyUnited]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this. It's a bit of history not taught to us in our schools, regarding the death of a major historical figure. The treatment of his remains and immediate belongings is bizarre in the extreme to our modern sensibilities. I'd have never imagined such a thing!

[@psilvakimo]

I read somewhere that he was severely injured as a result of being thrown by his horse, and lingered for 6 weeks until he died.

[@cuhurun]

psilvakimo.... close, but not quite. Whilst riding William suffered an injury as a result of his horse suddenly rearing up and driving the high leather-covered wooden pommel of the saddle hard into his stomach. This resulted in internal injuries which were the eventual cause of death.

[@billgowland3250]

Was that not his son William Rufus Shot from his horse in a hunting accident Which no one was ever convicted of

[@blackrabbit212]

@@billgowland3250 That's the one.

[@annferguson3113]

@cuhurun This is the account I heard...Thanks😃

[@03Venture]

cuhurun : I read his injury from the primitive wooden saddle caused bowel rupture when his horse reared. He had a slow painful death from peritonitis. Hence his body’s swelling an premature advanced decomposition and the terrible putrid odor when it burst open as they tried to force it into the crypt.

[@jaronzennaiter]

Where were his sons after his death? The body was on the floor and pillaged? Shows how unloved he was.

[@92bagder]

more like William the Bastard

[@torinjones3221]

Well he was a genocidal maniac

[@davidsouthwell4763]

His own staff of servants plundered his home. thesae were the people closest to him. Yes, it shows just how unloved he was. Most said and felt it was God punishing him for the mass destruction of the north. Over 200,000 people died from disease or were starved to death after william put the torch to the lands to make an example of those that go against him. He was a horrible tyrant in my mind. probably a serial killer and a sadist. I admire him in one way but hate him in so many more ways. He only built those churches to seek forgiveness from the Lord.

[@kimbo99]

He killed a million people

[@kimbo99]

He was a french speaking Viking who became a religious fanatic.

[@igloo54]

The irony of Bill's naked body carelessly left afloor, the mishandling and rupturing of his bloated obese chuck, the raucous funeral protest and immediate compensation of a French nobleman over the burial grounds of the ex-king is perhaps the justified humor that allowed William the Conqueror to find peace.

[@peterwindhorst5775]

During the French Revolution the tomb was robbed leaving only a jaw bone and a thigh behind.

[@cypriotfox8354]

How awful :/

[@davidsouthwell4763]

His bones became talismans and souvenirs.

[@davidsouthwell4763]

I'll bet some sob drank wine from his skull bone.

[@iliovecaRS]

@@davidsouthwell4763 I love how ur trash talking a guy who died a 1000 years ago 🤣🤣 imagine how much ur life sucks to be this petty

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@iliovecaRS lol

[@XXthekingofyouXX]

Good Lord this was as depressing as it was informative. Thanks for sharing!

[@jorgeadelprado]

He took it all from the book Of Rebecca Gable "the second kingdom" for example Wulfnoth is not a real figure is a character invented in the book

[@sachseco]

from what i've read, his horse stumbled & the iron/steel pommel of the saddle went into his intestines wounding him severely.

[@altcoin5631]

That is correct sir.

[@OfAngelsAndAnarchist]

Yes

[@glowiever]

you mean the pommel ended him up rightly

[@SuperChuckRaney]

Also, remember that the saddle had a hugely high pommel, not short like a cowboy saddle.

[@rogerwhite9484]

I had not knovvn about this particular bit of history before, thank you for sharing this obscure bit of history so that the final chapter of VVilliam the conqueror's life can be knovvn to a vvider audience . Keep up the good vvork I resubscribed after my laptop breaking a couple of months ago so Im looking forvvard to seeing all the videos you've done since about one of my favorite historical eras. TY

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad to have you back. Thanks for watching.

[@darkice3267]

Wtf happened to you 'W' key ?

[@Jenifer_G]

CAN U IMAGINE THE OPPRESSIVE ENGLISH LIKING WILLIAM THE CONQUERER? THEY DID NOT WANT A FRENCH NORMAN TO RULE THEM, ALTHOUGH IT WAS HIS RIGHT. THATS WHY THEY ARE NEGATIVE TOWARDS HIM. HE DID ALOT OF GOOD, A TRUE KING.

[@franceleeparis37]

Never knew this..... how the mighty have fallen...🤔😕

[@lilofranze4084]

Toll erläutert ich habe gerade darüber 2 Romane gelesen . Ich finde diesen Kanal super spitze zumal man ihn auch ins Deutsche übersetzen kann thank you hab euch schonlange aboniert🙏🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🇩🇪❤️👍👍🇬🇧

[@lilofranze4084]

🇩🇪🇩🇪🙋‍♀️👍👍

[@ericrogers884]

We still need to talk about a meet up or convention of sorts. I've moved into my place with 132 acres. Would be a nice spot for a short film to be shot.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I'm all for it! I'll get in touch via email.

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

This is why you don't spoil your kids. They turn against you.

[@johnrooney507]

I wonder why he was so driven to take over England.

[@thebuddhaofknowledgemichae2486]

@@johnrooney507 Revenue. The soil in England is good for agriculture and good trade route. Most of all William was a vassal. He becomes king. He becomes an equal to the Jungle of France.

[@littlet-rex8839]

Eric Rogers,,,descendent of William?

[@charlesroberts2166]

As a Brit, & a Northerner, I like to think that one of those, standing next to William's death bed, was Karma ... just waiting its turn.

[@leonardoflorentin]

Oh you think? he might have seen it coming that's why all his repentance and commendation when the end was near.

[@charlesroberts2166]

@@leonardoflorentin ... As I don't know it as a fact ... yes, I like to think so. Btw ... sarcasm isn't clever ... just saying ;-)

[@leonardoflorentin]

@@charlesroberts2166 i wasn't being sarcastic, it was more like a "thanks captain obvious" expression. I believe in karma and the first time i heard how he died i had no doubt it was karmic thing.

[@leonardoflorentin]

@@TheOldOak-2023ad it might be pretty canon nowadays, i've heard england is loaded with indians. Why do you call him a traitor? william, which original name was guillaume, HE WAS FRENCH, he actually killed the last anglo-saxon king, harold godwindson.

[@charlesroberts2166]

@@TheOldOak-2023ad ... Wow!! 10/10 for a pompous reply!! So, basically, you are proudly saying you a direct descendant of a person who invaded this country? Hmmm ... As to being 'a traitor to my own people' ... my people are Northerners (I'm a proud Yorkshireman) & your ancestor committed genocide in whole swathes of the North ... or had you conveniently overlooked that little incident? Being called a traitor by you is a bit rich so, maybe, it is you that is living in the wrong country?

[@chrisdooley6468]

Fascinating. We all know of his living legacy but at least I knew nothing of the aftermath. Thnx for the lesson 👍🏻

[@Zebred2001]

This whole thing reminds me of the Netflix dark-comedy The Death of Stalin!

[@conora4205]

haha yes!

[@tauceti8341]

lmfao once you see it you cant unsee it.

[@DedicatedSpartan]

Welcome back brother and thank you for another video.

[@FallenAngel-it7so]

Well, he didn't exactly "fall ill" he suffered internal injuries when his horse reared up and the pomel hit him in the lower stomach.

[@laruebennett7767]

What a great video❗️Thank you very much❗️

[@francisaselin856]

Ascelin Fitzaurthur was the man that challenged the burial of William the conqueror at the abbey at Caen.

[@ericrogers884]

Great video!

[@paulmanson253]

Hmm. Now I think on it,I recall reading that he was given his fatal injury while hunting,and it was the high cantle of the Norman saddle plus his stoutness,that was the word used,that was the cause. As to the rest,I did not know. Remarkably similar to the death of Henry II . The parallels are quite considerable.

[@SuperChuckRaney]

and Genghis Khan also

[@skynyrdnemoy2418]

...and Robert Baratheon.

[@BrianClunie]

Love the history lesson!

[@jagc1969]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@jamestown8398]

I like this video, because you humanize King William of Normandy. To be honest I feel sympathy for William; he was an illegitimate child whose childhood was fraught with intrigue and assassination attempts, he was by all accounts a good husband to Queen Matilda of Flanders, he richly rewarded his followers, I personally think he had a better claim to the English Throne than Harold Godwinson (who, unlike William, had no blood relation to Edward the Confessor whatsoever), and he repented for his atrocities before it was too late.

[@stephencooter349]

William was a blood relation to Edward as Edwards mother was Emma of Normandy ( sister of Richard duke of Normandy ) but William was not a blood relation to the Saxon royal line . Saxon kings were elected and the Witan considered Edwards brother-in-law (Harold) a better choice than Edgar the grandson of Edmund Ironside who was only 14 years old in 1066 . Edmund was Edwards older half brother .

[@jamestown8398]

@@stephencooter349 The Witan was not a proto-parliment as many think. By this time it was most likely a rubber stamp organization with little actual power. Regardless, the Pope backed William of Normandy and I think the Pope's word outranks that of the Witan. After all the King was crowned by a Bishop in a Church, not by a Baron in a Castle. Additionally, it's most likely that Edward the Confessor promised the throne to William; he didn't like the house of Godwin and wouldn't have wanted Harold to take the throne.

[@carlabroderick5508]

Fascinating, had no idea of William’s deathbed regrets.

[@SamPeeblesawesomedallastours]

Awesome vid!

[@onefeather2]

Loved it , very interesting.

[@hugemusiclover1837]

'I'm William the Conqueror my enemies stood no chance!' 'They call me the first English king although I come from France!'

[@SantomPh]

He was not the first, Edward the Confessor came before him as well as many others

[@hugemusiclover1837]

Listen, I was just quoting BBC's Horrible Histories.

[@skandababy]

No one has ever called him an English king...and certainly not the first.

[@hugemusiclover1837]

Oh my. STOP!! THESE ARE THE LYRICS FROM A SONG!! Stop trying to correct me. It's not my fault that Horrible Histories says this!

[@skandababy]

@@hugemusiclover1837 Calm down, I gotcha back yo!

[@DISTurbedwaffle918]

Came closer to restoring Western Rome than many had done since the Carolingian Empire before him.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Fair enough.

[@Raibartroudrix]

Thinking about both the way his death and funeral went I'd say it was a sign of God's displeasure.

[@steve8551]

Hilarious!

[@skandababy]

So God waited until he was dead to exact punishment...that's fukng stupid... everyone else was affected by this... everyone EXCEPT him.

[@grantjonathansanford6174]

A legitimate king has no time or want for selfish gains or prestige. He is driven not by greed and ego but by carefully prioritized empathy and uncontainable rage.

[@susanfabian1521]

Cool video.

[@StephenS-2024]

Bloody Hell. Live and learn i guess.

[@luisromanlegionaire]

For those on hear who speak ill of William or call him a pretender remember this...There is no pretender behind the sword that cuts off the heads of your forefathers. Power and legitimacy comes from he who wins on the battlefield. He was a winner and your forefathers were losers. He who wins can claim all the titles wealth and land. He who loses is the pretender for he has nothing but words to stake a claim for something he no longer has.

[@paulpaul1771]

He's still a pretender

[@kmikzikrs]

and the anglos are still subjects :)

[@ryanhughes6405]

William the conqueror was the greatest king to ever been born and made into king LONG LIVE THE CONQUER OF ENGLAND!

[@jimorr820]

Ger- vase as in the flower container

[@iagreewithyoubub]

Possibly everyone commenting is a descendant of William.

[@russbear31]

Actually, most Europeans are descended from Charlemagne.

[@jjjj1352]

🙋🏼

[@TheLexxypawpad]

My 31x Great Aunt was his mother.

[@neiljohnson6815]

In his lifetime he was known as William of Normandy and also William the Bastard.

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Great video, new sub!!

[@noname-ef6sv]

Hey that was some good history !'

[@clf8668]

It’s because of him that me and a lot of us are here today living and as far as his funeral I’ve never heard the story before and parts of it just don’t sound right….💙👩‍🌾

[@stuffguy6664]

William injured his intestinal tract on horse and got infection basically died from septic shock.. pretty awful.

[@rachelsombo9045]

Good for french History and impact on other people ,if you all love Norman History you should visit Normandy (France) and Québec (Canada) there is great Norman French culture in those place !

[@etherealcatholic5711]

Can you do a video on the Slaughter of the Latins please?

[@rodbelt11]

On my maternal line William is my 26th ggrandfather; on my paternal line he is my 27th ggrandfather. Our line follows the Royal lines of Wales, Scotland, France, Norway Sweden, Italy and Germany.

[@thekienator]

Good grief ! Better recorded family history than most people

[@TheLexxypawpad]

So that means we're related, his mother was my 31x Great Aunt on my material side.

[@jasoncowley4718]

Two lines to William on my fathers side through both my grandfather and grandmother. You'll probably find it's not that unique or special, I'm pretty sure everyone has a link, it's a matter of finding it.

[@Docleegb]

Great video. Do you ever Wargame this period?

Most normands had originated from Scania which was the original danish land from where the whole of Denmark and southern Sweden was conquerred. When I visited Britain and Scotland 1975 the normands still had a very distinct own society as being the landlords. Own clubs, pubs and so on. It was a very strange feeling that they were so different from ordinary brits.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Only by then most of the "Normans" were simply Englishmen who had been granted noble status because most Norman families had gotten themselves killed between the War of the Rose's and the English Civil War.

[@fredgillespie5855]

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 - No, you will find that most of the aristocracy in contemporary Britain can trace their descent directly back to the Normans. Of course lots of the common herd will have Norman blood too.

[@fratersol]

My 34th great grandfather. Millions of other American or british people are direct descendants as well...

[@leslielutz1874]

Long live the English Channel Hurrah !!

[@CallieMasters5000]

So how many kings of England are buried abroad? William I, Henry II, Richard I, James II, George I... Others?

[@maxmg2227]

The few danish kings that ruled upon England were buried there. So, I guess, as you listed above : kings born in France and their primary heirs (normans, plantagenêts dynasty). Otherwise I think they are all buried in England.

[@samueleandriolo4517]

What a great man

[@breenud39tv]

Who else is randomly getting these recommended?

[@skandababy]

Looks like you are the only one.

[@rodrigojimenez2535]

moi, if you understand Spanish listen to "pero esa es otra historia" channel. it's human history from start to present day explained in a very entertaining manner.

[@itsa-itsagames]

this happened before the first crusade...

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I've branched out a bit.

[@itsa-itsagames]

@@RealCrusadesHistory fair enough, as long as you acknowledge it lol

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

This channel used to be dedicated solely to the Crusades. But over time, I've broken that rule. I've done stuff about the Vikings, Charles Martel, general medieval topics, etc.

[@fredgillespie5855]

Itsa Games - The first Crusade was against non Catholic Christians in the north of Italy around the same time.

[@itsa-itsagames]

@@fredgillespie5855 according to many historians, the crusades refer to the call from the Pope in 1095, before this time. It's not a big deal

[@dennisaur66]

Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote "`That Smell" about this

[@asabovesobelow5683]

William had neen injured by his saddle and died because of that he just didnt get ill and die. I usually focus on how they lived.

[@jaymelyncardoza5371]

DEATH- Is the end of all. That even the mightiest & the greatest men could not stop it.

[@abbymills7416]

I just found out today I am a direct descendant of William the conqueror and he is my 29x Great grandfather. If anyone knows where I can find some more information on him please let me know!!! I’d love to do some more research

[@eddiejc1]

Considering how sad and farcical William's last days were, I'm thinking this is a story best told by Frankie Boyle.

[@christophermosier3754]

My 33rd great grandfather

[@DedicatedSpartan]

Do you believe tha William was injured riding his horse as I have heard.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

That's one possibility. An injury may have caused his illness.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

"However, while the town was being burnt, according to both Orderic and Malmesbury, William was taken ill, with Orderic putting it down to the heat of the flames and Malmesbury writing that some attributed it to an injury sustained when his horse failed to clear a ditch and the pommel of the saddle ripped his intestines." -David Bates, William the Conqueror, p. 482

[@DedicatedSpartan]

@@RealCrusadesHistory yes that's what I heard, the horse stepped onto hot ash & the horse reared up and slammed on the ground William's stomach slammed against the pommel and was crunshed.

[@elizabethkhetoli7665]

A mighty warrior ended up horribly even... Life lesson for human beings.. 😂😂

[@1Kent]

Karma, you get what you give.

[@kaylew108]

I've always wondered what his true vision was. What did he envision after him for management and the status quo of power?

[@lilacsunshine3044]

This is tragic

[@bradfromthevalley]

This man deserves a Conquest TSI in WHite

[@BeedrillYanyan]

That's weird, why did he give the kingdom to his second eldest son while only a duchy to the first? Edit: nevermind. I watched on and got the reason at around 6:00.

[@MajesticOak]

Kinda wished they would have included this in AoE4...

[@plantagenetsurvivor8771]

My direct ancestor

[@wotancalfhert948]

Mine too apparently

[@TheLexxypawpad]

He's the illigitamate son of my 31x Great Aunt.

[@thebeezknees]

Billy no mates I guess

[@LoriCiani]

The original Billy no mates. My ancestors may have been loosely related to him. William liked the Fitznorman in his army in 1066 that the Fitznorman was rewarded with a village, land and the right to build a castle. Fitz being given the polite term for being born on the wrong side of the sheets. Yup, we were a bunch of b*****ds too. No wonder we changed the family name to the village. 😁

[@randomalien7746]

Rollo's grandson 💪💪💪

[@SunSign]

As well as Charlemagne's.

[@randomalien7746]

@@SunSign onks oikeest totta?

[@roderickclerk5904]

@@SunSign maternally

[@galaxywonders7819]

1:52 The Beatles 😂😂

[@willg4802]

He was terribly obese at the end. I think I read that he tried to lose weight by just drinking alcohol.

[@MajesticOak]

Is it a good diet plan? Asking for a friend obviously...

[@MCorpReview]

The knights r so disloyal to so great a conqueror. Henry deserves to be rewarded for his filial piety....perhaps the throne of a future superpower 🦸‍♂️

Athaporn MCorp Review what do you think makes him such a great conquerer??? He fought a depleted and tired English army, who had been fighting of the Northman in the same year lol

[@adam-uy6qg]

Lola great conqueror? He beat the Anglo Saxon army that just defeated the Vikings then marched all the way across England in a short amount of time. Then butchered whoever he wanted and scorched the north. There's a reason his own knights left his body

[@conora4205]

@ The battle was actually quite balanced for a time! Some historians theorise that had the the English not broken up the shield wall due to the Normans feigned retreats/ had Harold made the decision to charge his entire army during that first (genuine) Norman retreat that the Anglo-Saxons would have won the battle

[@wulfricnoth9833]

On the one hand you say William rescued England from the Anglo Saxon's and then almost immediately you state that he achieved England through conquest....which is it? Kind of hard to have a rescue and a conquest all at once.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I never said William "rescued" England from the Anglo-Saxons, nor would I say anything like that. That's absolutely ridiculous.

[@spartanumismatics8165]

Nobody would ever say anything about such a thing. He was a vile conqueror.

[@SKY-jv9ue]

IF true, then it is very informative...THANKS!

[@williamjordan8603]

It's true.

[@johndevine6687]

I know why his corpse was disrespected. That's what happens to pretenders.

[@luisromanlegionaire]

There is no pretender behind the sword that cuts off the heads of your forefathers. Power and legitimacy comes from he who wins on the battlefield. He was a winner and your forefathers were losers. He who wins can claim all the titles wealth and land. He who loses is the pretender for he has nothing but words to stake a claim for something he no longer has.

[@johndevine6687]

@@luisromanlegionaire Wrong. You believe lies. I know their origin. Nothing more to say. It will all be proven, as most already has been before.

[@asmith2406]

He didn't just conquer England, he destroyed its north, with effects felt to this very day. A truly evil man who robbed England of a potentially great king and a richer heritage.

[@stenbak88]

Very odd that his sons were not even there

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

One son was there.

[@InayahEleven]

It’s almost similar to Henry the 8ths death.

[@CENTURION-xs6ky]

And thus died the first of the Norman tyrants...

[@sithersproductions]

@@RobespierreThePoof That is a misuse of the word, Tyrant is for the very few rulers who crossed the line.

[@infantebenji]

@@sithersproductions I know I feel like people are judging historical rulers and leaders through the eyes of the 21st century. They might have been ruthless but they play a role in the making of their country.

[@reidparker1848]

The first English King... Briton+AngloSaxon+Norman=English

[@JA-eq5um]

Is that long shanks

[@georgechism5888]

Edward 1

[@Etheldreda-]

He could never have suffered enough for his evilness.

[@fullsendcirca9255]

He’s like a mini Alexander the Great!

[@veronicalogotheti5416]

They made for the king Something that he couldnt get in

[@Brexmachine00]

Vilhjálmur sigursæli Konungur Englands

[@bobs2809]

He was a cruel man but a fair man.

[@David-up7rv]

I WOULD NOT BE HERE IF IT WHERE NOT KING WILLIAM THE BASTERED! THE REYNOLDS 🇵🇦 FAMILY, 1066 AD 🇫🇷 🇺🇸

[@SAarumDoK]

You mean ***GUILLAUME*** . :3

[@doctorfairlight2792]

He was an utter, utter bastard. A true tyrant.

[@imme9498]

cmon man you being to hard on Will

[@tristanriffle5288]

@@imme9498 He slaughtered a million people.

[@conora4205]

naah its a bit more complicated than that

[@JS-wp4gs]

@@tristanriffle5288 No he didn't. That would mean killing almost the entirely population of england at the time which clearly did not happen

[@grandmastercrusader8724]

He died after being seriously injured at the Battle of Mantes in France.

[@diamondfloyd4089]

Sup

[@unknownperson2422]

I am a direct decendant of william the conqueror.

[@legendaryoutcast4440]

Like the 2oth comment stating so. No one cares.

[@APEX-qv7rm]

God rejected him For the Apocalypse he caused To innocent men, women, children + babies

[@swifter7412]

there's other ways he died

[@mr.potato8270]

Spoiler alert: he explodes

[@roballister5269]

may those nobles who abandoned him and took his belongings burn eternally. bunch of snakes