2-619-301 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

William inspecting the Volunteers previous to the Invasion of England, 1850. A satirical illustration showing William the Conqueror rallying his troups prior to his invasions of England. William the Conqueror, 11th century Duke of Normandy and King of England. William (1027-1087) came to the throne of England as King William I after defeating the English under Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. From The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1850.]