William's exact date of birth is unknown, but it was sometime between the years 1056 and 1060.

Next to these is a plaque commemorating Edmund Shakespeare ( William's younger brother ) who is buried in the Cathedral, although the exact location of his grave is unknown.

The first written evidence of the existence of the Herst settlement appears in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book which reports that one of William's closest supporters granted tenancy of the manor at Herst to a man named ‘ Wilbert '.

The General Stud Book simply states, without reference to his origins, that both man and horse were in Ireland: BYERLY TURK, was Captain Byerly's charger in Ireland, in King William's wars ( 1689, & c .).

In 1771 he opened his own bookshop, the London Book Store, in Boston " opposite William's Court in Cornhill.

In addition to their paper allocation Penguin secured a deal in late 1941, through Bill William's connections with ABCA and CEMA, with the War Office to supply the troops with books through what would be known as the Forces Book Club.

* 1977 – Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa.

There are records of two tutors for the young duke during the late 1030s and early 1040s, but the extent of William's literary education is unclear.

The trip is unlikely given William's absorption in warfare with Anjou at the time.

Some sources claim that Harold took part in William's Breton campaign of 1064 and that Harold swore to uphold William's claim to the English throne at the end of the campaign, but no English source reports this trip, and it is unclear if it actually occurred.

According to the Norman writer William of Jumieges, William had meanwhile sent an embassy to King Harold Godwinson, reminding Harold of his oath to support William's claim, although whether this embassy actually occurred is unclear.

William's biographer David Bates argues that the former explanation is more likely, explaining that the balance of power had recently shifted in Wales and that William would have wished to take advantage of the changed circumstances to extend Norman power.

William's grave is currently marked by a marble slab with a Latin inscription dating from the early 19th century.

* August – King William's College is opened on the Isle of Man.

* Edwin, Earl of Mercia rebels against William I and is killed, leading to the re-distribution of land within Mercia to William's subjects.

This is also the effective beginning of King William's War, the first of four North American Wars until 1763 between English and French colonists, both sides allied to Native American tribes.

While crossing into Brittany past the fortified abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, Harold is recorded as rescuing two of William's soldiers from quicksand.

Because it is the only source for the history of twelfth-century Jerusalem written by a native, historians have often assumed that William's statements could be taken at face value.

William's great work is a Latin chronicle, written between 1170 and 1184.

Vessey believes that William's claim to have been commissioned by Amalric is a typical ancient and medieval topos, or literary theme, in which a wise ruler, a lover of history and literature, wishes to preserve for posterity the grand deeds of his reign.

An often-noted flaw in the Historia is William's poor memory for dates.

William's victory over James at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 is still commemorated by the Orange Order.

It is likely that it was commissioned by Bishop Odo, William's half-brother, and made in England — not Bayeux — in the 1070s.

On the way, just outside the monastery of Mont Saint-Michel, the army become mired in quicksand and Harold saves two Norman soldiers .< sup >( scene 17 )</ sup > William's army chases Conan from Dol de Bretagne to Rennes, and Conan finally surrenders at Dinan .< sup >( scene 20 )</ sup > William gives Harold arms and armour ( possibly knighting him ) and Harold takes an oath on saintly relics .< sup >( scene 23 )</ sup > Although the writing on the tapestry explicitly states an oath is taken there is no clue as to what is being promised.

David Dumville goes so far as to dismiss William's account entirely, regarding him as a " treacherous witness " whose account is unfortunately influential.

However, Sarah Foot is inclined to accept Michael Wood's argument that William's chronicle draws on a lost life of Æthelstan, while cautioning that we have no means of discovering how far William ' improved ' on the original.

William's movements during 1084 and 1085 are unclear – he was in Normandy at Easter 1084, but may have been in England before then, to collect the danegeld assessed that year for the defence of England against an invasion by King Cnut IV of Denmark.

It is unclear when Harold learned of William's landing, but it was probably while he was travelling south.

It is unclear how much of William's attitudes during the passage the Reform Act 1832 were due to her influence.

The chronology of all this is unclear, as are Cheryl's age and Linda's current significance ( or lack thereof ) in William's life.

William's anxiety over them was probably what caused his first nervous breakdown.

Henry's volte-face was probably motivated by a desire to retain dominance over Normandy, which was now threatened by William's growing mastery of his duchy.

There were probably other reasons for William's delay, including intelligence reports from England revealing that Harold's forces were deployed along the coast.

He probably learned of William's landing while he was travelling south.

The chronicler Orderic Vitalis states that Edwin's reason for revolting was that the proposed marriage between himself and one of William's daughters had not taken place, but other reasons probably included the increasing power of William fitzOsbern in Herefordshire, which impacted Edwin's power within his own earldom.

William's half-brother Odo perhaps expected to be appointed to Canterbury, but William probably did not wish to give that much power to a family member.

William's family probably originated in either France or Italy, since he was very familiar with both countries.

William's duties as chancellor probably did not take up too much of his time ; the scribes and officials in the chancery drafted documents and it may not have even been necessary for him to be present to sign them.

However, scholarly analysis in the 20th century concluded it was probably commissioned by William's half-brother, Bishop Odo who, after the Conquest, became Earl of Kent and, when William was absent in Normandy, de facto regent of England.

This missing area would probably have included William's coronation.

It is said that the Normans, probably led by one of William's knights named Belasius ( Belsar ), then bribed the monks of the island to reveal a safe route across the marshes, resulting in Ely's capture.

Theobald was also present when Henry of Anjou met with Stephen's second son William, probably after Eustace's death, to settle William's lands and status after Henry succeeded Stephen.

An 18th century document states that in the 18th year of William's kingship ( probably 1083 ), a priory was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

An 18th century document states that in the 18th year of William's kingship ( probably 1083 ), a priory was dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.

However, William's chronology is probably confused, and al-Qalanisi's references to conflicts in the kingdom probably refer to those between Fulk and Pons of Tripoli in 1132.

She was usually the first daughter in lists of William's children, and thus probably the eldest.