The Conqueror: A thousand years ago

By G Morgan

Following the deaths of his guardians William of Normandy had to grow strong alone. Never forgetting their sacrifice, the Duke remembered them always. Seeing their steely faces every night as he slept or staring up at the stars. After years of living rough on the road with his uncle Walter, William matured into adolescence with vigour. Suddenly, this tiny twelve year old boy shot up. Standing a foot taller than everyone else by fifteen and kept growing. His endurance was never ending and his strength deemed even rarer. He almost seemed biblical like Goliath, for his transformation bordered on miraculous. If God wanted to bless a man with a perfect vessel, William's physique would not be far off. The only thing he didn't have was legitimacy. Alas, this crippled him. For the Duke would spend much of his life trying to legitimise himself. At the cost of countless rivals and innocence that suffered his wrath, which on occasion was incredibly savage even for the time. However, although William was capable of extreme moments of violence, the Duke was also devout, merciful and did his best to curtail slavery in his Duchy. No one in Christendom dared question his faith, even his enemies would swear blind to his piety. But above all, the love for his wife remains unquestioned. He took no mistresses throughout their marriage spanning over three decades. Remained celibate after her death and had her buried within the very abbey she built. His Duchess bore him ten children and loved the Duke until her dying day. A love so pure not even Rome could stand against it. But now a young man, the most famous bastard to date is about to face another onslaught. And this time from all sides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C6NZHVTK
• ISBN13: 9798396748460
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 518 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"