Legendary figure of both Normandy and England,
direct ascendant of the present-day royal family
of the United Kingdom, Duke of Normandy and
King of England, that's who I am.
Yet my life began as a young orphan, a bastard
who fought fiercely to survive and for his
legacy to be acknowledged, a rebel whose ducal
destiny was forged by defying his own barons,
a conqueror who built an entire nation by
successfully commanding the very first landing
operation in Normandy's history and by winning
the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066.
This is the story of a destiny that was unique, epic
and occasionally tragic, but also infinitely human.
Follow me as I travel from Falaise to Caen, from
Bayeux to Rouen, from Flanders to England.
My story is also your story, the story of a region
too, and of the nation of England.
I lived there 1,000 years ago,
but it was just like yesterday...