William the Conqueror
1087 - Rouen
Rot, succession, and clerical editing pressing in on conquest.
In Rouen, while he still can speak, the man who conquered England sets down what the chroniclers were paid to omit.
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1087 - Rouen
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Rot, succession, and clerical editing pressing in on conquest.
In Rouen, while he still can speak, the man who conquered England sets down what the chroniclers were paid to omit.
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