TY - BOOK AU - Rex,Peter TI - William the Conqueror: the bastard of Normandy SN - 9781848683327 U1 - 920 WIL PY - 2011/// PB - Amberley KW - William KW - Great Britain KW - Kings and rulers KW - Biography KW - History KW - William I, 1066-1087 KW - Normandy (France) KW - To 1515 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Of Franco-Scandinavian descent through his father, Duke Robert 'the Magnificent', William the Conqueror's life is set against his true background, the turbulent Norman Duchy which, even after the conquest of England, remained his primary concern. William is revealed as the brutal and violent product of his time ER -