William Normandy William the Conqueror14 October 1066
William's first attacks fail to break the English shield wall defending the ridge above the battlefield.
France · Warfare / Norman Invasion Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
William's first attacks fail to break the English shield wall defending the ridge above the battlefield.
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