The illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy, from childhood he learned what the threat of death is, and at the age of sixteen he became a crowned bearer. A direct descendant of sea robbers, who defended his right to wear the crown with arms in his hands… William the Conqueror… Conqueror of England… A man whose deeds determined the life of Western Europe for more than one century. This book tells about him and his life.