William the Conqueror

Answer these questions about the life of King William I of England

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French region he was born and became Duke in 1035	Normandy
He won this battle to secure his claim to the English throne	Battle of Hastings
... in which he defeated this Anglo-Saxon ruler	Harold Godwinson
... who may have died by an arrow hitting this bodypart	Eye
... in this year	1066
... which is represented in this embroidery	Bayeux Tapestry
Nickname acquired due to his parentage	William the Bastard
His wife	Matilda of Flanders
His eldest son and heir to the Duchy of Normandy	Robert Curthose
His third son and eventual heir to the English throne	William Rufus
Two of William's children died in hunting 'accidents' in this woodland	New Forest
French king that invaded Normandy several times from 1052	Henry I
Promised the English throne by this king	Edward the Confessor
Ordered the creation of this survey listing all land-holdings in England	Domesday Book
Built hundreds of these defensive structures, the first in England	Castles
... including 'The White Tower', the central keep of this London attraction	Tower of London
The last Wessex claimant to the throne who encouraged several uprisings	Edgar Ætheling
Scorched-earth campaign by William in northern England that led to widespread famine	Harrying of the North
Died here in 1087 after injuring himself on the pommel of his saddle	Rouen
Mishap that occurred to William's body during his funeral	It burst

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