Before William the Conqueror crossed the English Channel in 1066, he had to first secure control of his own duchy. This ...

The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-Sur Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo.

Robert became the Count of Rouen and the first ruler of the Duchy of Normandy. William the Conqueror, a direct descendant of Rollo, became Duke of Normandy in 1035.

Historically, the Channel Islands once formed part of the Duchy of Normandy. In 1066, both Normandy and England came under the rule of William the Conqueror.

Contentin Peninsular including Les Isles Normandes (Channel Islands) is added to the Duchy by Duke William I (the Longsword). 1020 Guernsey is divided into two fiefs by Richard II, Duke of Normandy.

The duchy of Normandy came into existence in AD 911 as the result of settlement of the lower Seine Valley in northern France by Northmen or Vikings. With its energetic inhabitants and its well ...

The Channel Islands were owned by the Duchy of Normandy, and passed to the English Crown when William the Conqueror became King of England in 1066. While England lost mainland Normandy in 1204, ...