The highest-valued treasure in the UK dates back to the Norman Conquest of England, and it changed the country forever.

William of Normandy: Bastard son of Duke Richard II, Edward the ... favour was a dukedom full of Norman knights, all eager for a share of newly conquered land. Harold Godwinson: Son of Godwine ...

On the 14th October 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, defeated Harold II, King of England ... William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman King of England. Now he had to gain control of ...