The Norman Empire (1155) Being the heir of the Norman dukes and kings of England, of the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Aquitaine, Henry II Piatagaret ruled over a set of provinces from the border of Scotland down to the Pyrenees.

The Norman Empire (1155) Being the heir of the Norman dukes and kings of England, of the counts of Anjou and the dukes of Aquitaine, Henry II Piatagaret ruled over a set of provinces from the border of Scotland down to the Pyrenees.

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3. Early 1066 - In Normandy. The Normans and additional troops from France, Brittany and Flanders gather in Dives-sur-Mer. William’s fleet leaves Dives (1st August 1066) for Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme (12th September 1066) and lands at Pevensey on 26th September 1066.

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At the same time, another Norman dynasty settled down in Sicily and as far as Syria (Antioch) during the Crusades. Under Norman rule, London and Palermo were the most magnificent of European courts.

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