William the Conqueror

This is an episode of the podcast "Is This the Norm?", hosted by three sisters (Lora, Rebecca, and Heather), in which Heather presents a deep-dive on William the Conqueror — covering his illegitimate birth and precarious youth as Duke of Normandy, his 1066 conquest of England after defeating King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, his brutal "Harrying of the North" campaign that devastated the population, his legacy of castle-building across England, and his eventual death and division of his territories among his sons. The episode also touches on related topics like Queen Elizabeth II's descent from William, Alfred the Great, and the Norman/Viking history of the era, interspersed with casual, tangential banter among the hosts about reality TV, movies, and names. References: William the Conqueror’s Childhood https://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2013/08/27/william-the-conquerors-childhood/ William I ‘The Conqueror’ (r.1066-1087) https://www.royal.uk/william-the-conqueror