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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
William I
William I [William I] BrE NAmE (alsoWilliam the Conqueror BrE NAmE )
(c. 1027–87) the king of England from 1066 to 1087. He was the Duke of Normandy, in northern France, when the English king ↑Edward the Confessor died. William claimed that Edward had promised him the right to be the next king of England. He invaded England and defeated King ↑Harold II at the Battle of ↑Hastings in 1066. Later that year he became king. He gave power and land in England to other ↑Normans, and built many castles to control the English people.
See also: ↑William the Conqueror
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