In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, which is part of modern France, invaded and conquered England.

1066年，诺曼底公爵——征服者威廉(诺曼底是如今法国的一部分)入侵并征服了英格兰。

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In it he relates how William the Conqueror's mother was named Harlothe, and that she was not in fact the wife of William's father Robert Duke of Normandy.

在这本书里，他提到威廉一世的母亲是如何被叫作Harlothe的，而且她事实上不是威廉父亲诺曼底公爵robert的妻子。

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Henry, on the other hand, had secured the southern borders of Anjou, and at a single stroke had elevated his status from duke of Normandy and pretender to the English throne, to major European player.

而亨利呢，既确保了安茹南部边界的安稳，也以这一下兰花拂穴手让自己顿时从诺曼底公爵的位置扶摇直上，乃至觊觎英格兰王位，甚至在欧罗巴的舞台上也能大展宏图。

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Born in 1028, William was the illegitimate son of Duke Robert I of Normandy and a young woman called Herleve, the daughter of a Falaise tanner.

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The 59-year-old Duke of Normandy was taken to his Duchy's capital Rouen after the accident, but was unable to recover from his injuries.

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His eldest son Robert was denied the throne after falling out with his father, but will be made Duke of Normandy after a deathbed concession.

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