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...