William I the Conqueror27 September 1066
A favourable wind finally allows William's invasion fleet to leave Saint-Valery-sur-Somme for England.
England · Warfare / Norman Invasion Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
A favourable wind finally allows William's invasion fleet to leave Saint-Valery-sur-Somme for England.
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