William the Conqueror - Audiobook, by Jacob Abbott

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William the Conqueror from Jacob Abbott's "Makers of History" series details the extraordinary life of William I of England, universally known as William the Conqueror. First published in the mid-19th century, the biography chronicles how an illegitimate boy born in Normandy overcame immense political odds to permanently transform the language, culture, and governance of Anglo-Saxon England through the historic Norman Conquest of 1066. The biography follows William's journey from a heavily targeted youth to the master of England: The Illegitimate Heir: The book opens with William's early life as "William the Bastard." Abbott describes the chaos of his childhood in Normandy, where young Will…