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Normandy, 11th century. William, "the Bastard" succeeds his father the Duke of Normandy. From 1027 to 1087, this film retraces sixty years in the life of a man who transformed the Middle Ages and drew the map of a new Europe. A man who unified Normandy, a man of war as much as peace, of religion as much as superstition. He was a strategist as much as an impetuous knight, devoured by a thirst for conquest. Last paradox: deeply linked to his wife Mathilde, he was in permanent conflict with their own children. To immerse us in this incredible adventure, the documentary mixes with fiction, the decryption by passionate historians and specialists of William enriches the historical reconstructions, in a tone that is not at all academic. Documentary: William the Conqueror Direction: Frédéric Compain Production: Normandy Productions, Les Films d'Ici & ARTE France #documentary #freedocumentary #historydocumentary #william #normandy #conquest #middle ages #kingdom #england #duke #king #battle #hastings #knight #crown #warrior #mathilde #heritage #conqueror #strategy #normans #dynasty #epic #rivalries #power #territories #castle