William the Conqueror was ultimately the King of England in 1066 through 1087. His birthplace was Falaise, Normandy and he was born into the royal family of Robert I, who was the Duke of Normandy at the time. His mom however was not of the royal power, nor were William’s parents married, so lack of better terms was quite frequently referred to “William the Bastard”. Since his parents were not married when he was born, he was referred to as illegitimate which caused troubles as he was growing up. His childhood was spent following in the footsteps of his father so one day he could become the Duke. At the young age of seven years old, his father ventured off on a religious expedition to the city of Jerusalem. His father did not survive on his