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To: Olog-hai

I’ve heard of William the Conqueror. Also Not Known As (ANKA) William the Bastard?


3 posted on 10/14/2017 8:55:47 AM PDT by ChessExpert (NAFTA - Not A Free Trade Agreement)
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To: ChessExpert

How did William the Bastard become William the Conqueror? - BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zp88wmn


6 posted on 10/14/2017 8:59:28 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: ChessExpert

William’s mother was not married to William’s father. Through the Middle Ages up until the mid 20th Century, Bastard was the term used for children of un-wed parents.


14 posted on 10/14/2017 9:10:23 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
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To: ChessExpert

He was known as William I; William the Conquerer; William the Bastard; the first Norman King of England.


37 posted on 10/17/2017 9:42:00 AM PDT by FrdmLvr
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