From the moment his army landed on English soil, the Conqueror embarked on a remarkable programme of castle-building...
Chepstow.
Pevensey.
Dover.
London.
Old Sarum.
Windsor.
Durham.
York.
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Guillaume le Conquerant – otherwise known in England as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard reigned England from 1066 until 1087. William the Conqueror's Norman Castles numbered over 700 were built during that time and they were spread all over England and Wales.
Before he became the king of England, William I was one of the mightiest nobles in France as the duke of Normandy, but he is best remembered for leading the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, which changed the course of English history and earned him the sobriquet William the Conqueror.
Hastings. Hastings Castle was built as a pre-fabricated timber stockade almost as soon as William the Conqueror landed with his troops in September 1066.
As a result, from 1066 to 1087 William and the Normans built nearly 700 motte and bailey castles across England and Wales. These castles, which were relatively quick to build, but difficult to capture, formed a key part of William's strategy for controlling his new domain.
The oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, Windsor Castle has been a popular residence for 39 monarchs over the last 900 years and remains the preferred family home of the reigning royal family today.