King William I of England
(1028-1087)

Tradition says that William the Conqueror landed at Bulverhythe and dined on this stone

Opposite Royal Victoria Hotel, Marina, St Leonards, Hastings, United Kingdom where they landed and dined

Clifford's Tower. The original motte and bailey castle on this site was erected by William the Conqueror. The present tower usually described as "the Great Tower", was built between 1245 and 1262 by order of King Henry III. It was encircled by a moat fed from the River Foss. By 1800, the moat was no longer in existence. The tower was taken within the confines of the new 'York County Prison' begun in 1826 and demolished in 1935. The grassed centre of the castle area known as the "Eye of York" is a legacy from the days when York castle belonged to the Crown. County elections and royal proclamations were issued from the precincts. This piece of land was transferred to York City Council in 1988 for the princely sum of £1.

Tower Street, York, United Kingdom where they erected the original motte and bailey castle on this site

Rougemont Castle. This gatehouse was built by William the Conqueror soon after 1066 as part of the Norman castle of Rougemont

Castle Street, Exeter, United Kingdom where they built

The Long Brooke crossed this road some seventy feet sovth-west. The wooden footbridge which spanned it, was removed when the river was arched over A.D 1832. William the Conqveror and his troops, waded its water intent vpon besieging ovr city. A.D. 1069. Harry Hems

86 Longbrook Street, Exeter, United Kingdom where they was

Abernethy Round Tower. This tower and the similar tower at Brechin, in Angus are the only two round towers of the Irish Celtic type in Scotland. Here the Romanesque windows of the befry suggest that the tower was built in the later 11th Century. Long before this Abernethy was important as a principal seat of a Celtic Bishopric. Malcome Canmore and William the Conqueror met at Abernethy in 1072 possibly here.

, Abernethy, United Kingdom where they was (1072)

Guildford Castle was probably founded by William the conqueror soon after 1066, as one of a series built in major towns. The mound or ‘motte’ was made by pulling up chalk dug from a deep ditch around it. Another ditch and bank enclosed the outer area called the “bailey” where the domestic building stood. The early timber buildings were replaced with stone during the 12th century. First a ‘shell-like’ of chalk was built around the top of the motte. Then, in the 1130s or 40s, the ‘great tower’, or keep, was built in two phases. The line of the first-phase battlements are marked out in plaster. The first phase was probably built as the king's private apartments, reached by an outside staircase. Not long after the tower was built a second floor was added. The great tower could have been used for defence if the castle was attacked, but it was also a symbol of the kings importance. Guildford Castle was the only royal castle Surrey and became the headquarters of the sheriff the king’s deputy in the county. He held trials for serious crimes, and prisoners were held the keep, which was the county gaol for Surrey and Sussex. The king had moved to new apartments the bailey. Henry III developed the castle into one of the most luxurious role palaces. in England. After his death in 1272 buildings fell into ruins and were later abandoned, except for the great tower which continued as the county gaol. In the early 16th century the gaol closed and the tower was used by the Daborne family, who put in the brick window surrounds and fireplaces. In 1611 James I sold the castle estate to Francis Carter. He, or his son, built a new house attached to the Castle Arch. The great tower was then abandoned and then roof taken off. The castle was bought by Guildford Borough Council 1885 and the grounds were laid out as a public park. Conservation work in 2004 saw a new roof and floors put in.

Castle Street, Guildford, United Kingdom where they was

William the Conqueror Accepted the English Crown in Berkhamsted, December 1066

Castle Street, Berkhamsted, United Kingdom where they was crowned King (1066)

This is the site of the royal palace, occupied by King William I, styled William the Lion, and here his son Alexander II of Scotland, was born, 24th August, 1198.

Court Street, Haddington, United Kingdom where they occupied

Bramber A Ruined Norman Castle The ruined remains you can see above the village are of a castle built by the powerful de Braose family, who were lords of the Rape of Bramber for over 300 years from about 1080. Bramber Rape was a wide belt of land extending from the coast at Shoreham as far as the Surrey border near Crawley. The castle was built by William de Braose on part of a huge earlier Anglo-Saxon estate centred on Washington (to the west, beside the A24) which was given by William the Conqueror to him and his family. At that time the Adur was fully navigable to this point, and there was a port below the castle. The third William de Braose was favoured by King John, but they fell out, and his wife and heir were imprisoned in a dungeon at Windsor and starved to death. William escaped, disguised as a beggar, and fled to France. The castle was allowed to decay into ruins after the last de Braose who owned Bramber died in 1394, he is buried in Horsham church. Just down the street is St Mary's, the timber-framed remains of an inn built by the bridge in the mid-1400s, close to the port that once existed at Bramber. Both the Castle and St Mary's are open to the public.

The Street, Bramber, Steyning, United Kingdom where they was