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

Documentary on Rollo, the Viking founder of Normandy. As the Carolingian Empire fell apart, a new power would come to emanate across the Latin world from the Duchy of Normandy. The Normans, who ...

Imagine a place where British traditions meet French flair. This island, steeped in history and culture, offers a captivating ...

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.

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, ...

Born in the Duchy of Normandy in modern-day France, William was a descendant of the viking warrior Rollo through his father, ... 1087 and was buried in Normandy. William II (William Rufus) 7.

The King is known as the Duke of Normandy on the Channel Islands – dating from when William the Conqueror’s son, Henry I, seized the Duchy of Normandy, including the islands, in 1106.

The Channel Islands were part of the Duchy of Normandy when William defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, being crowned English King on Christmas Day that year.

The King is known as the Duke of Normandy on the Channel Islands – dating from when William the Conqueror’s son, Henry I, seized the Duchy of Normandy, including the islands, in 1106. The King ...