In 1066, a Norman duke landed in England to begin a world-changing conquest
The arrival of Duke William of Normandy on the shores of Pevensey in 1066 triggered a brutal struggle for the English throne that would permanently alter the course of Western history.
On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror landed his fleet at Pevensey, marking the start of the Norman Conquest. Following the death of King Edward the Confessor, William claimed he had been promised the crown, leading him to challenge the newly crowned Harold Godwinson. This invasion culminated in the Battle of Hastings, where the Norman victory replaced the Anglo-Saxon elite with a new French-speaking aristocracy.
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