Despite a decisive victory over a Viking invasion just 3 weeks before, he lost the Battle of Hastings in 1066
It was the greatest victory by an English king over Viking opponents in 300 
years ... Battle raged for hours before the more mobile Normans eventually 
managed to... [DOC] [TLE] William the Conqueror - Bruce and Bobbie's Home Page [PAR] Before his conquest of England, he was known as William the Bastard because 
of ... To press his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, 
leading an ... to victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the 
Battle of ... William was the only son of Robert I, Duke of Normandy,