This book tells the story of an outstanding man, intelligent and determined, who conceived and carried out the most formidable military expedition of his time. Born out of wedlock, in Falaise, Duke of Normandy, then King of England, to which he gave stable institutions, whilst to Normandy he brought economic expansion and unprecedented intellectual excellence. This work portrays him, through the epic story of his life and puts him once again among the great characters of History.
