William the Conqueror: The Boy Who Inherited Normandy | Bedtime History

William inherited Normandy while he was still a child. His father's death left him a title, powerful rivals and a future he could not yet control. Follow his life from that uncertain childhood to his marriage to Matilda, the crossing to England and the struggle to hold what he had won. Along the way, his eldest son Robert would turn the question of inheritance into a conflict within William's own family. A quietly told life story for bedtime, with gentle narration and slowly moving historical illustrations. Chapters: 00:00 A child with a duchy 03:48 Making a place for himself 07:22 A crown across the water 11:13 The year of three armies 15:37 Winning was only the beginning 20:09 A kingdom on parchment 23:23 What his sons inherited Selected sources: Historic Royal Palaces — William the Conqueror https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-londo... Historic Royal Palaces — Matilda of Flanders https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-londo... English Heritage — King Harold https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v... The National Archives — Domesday Book research guide https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/h... Anglo-Saxon Chronicle — eleventh-century annals, translated text https://avalon.law.yale.edu/medieval/...