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1Here is buried the most undefeatable William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and King of England, and the builder of this house who died in the year 1087.
Table of Contents
THE WOMAN IN THE CHURCH
1
THE LANDING OF THE CONQUEROR
4
THE PRINCE’S SERVICE
18
THE IMPREGNABLE FORTRESS
29
THE SURRENDER OF THE CITADEL
40
SICK AT HEART
49
THE DUST OF DEATH
59
A TRIAL OF VALOR
70
A KNIGHT’S TREACHERY
83
CAPTIVITY AND FREEDOM
96
AT THE STAKE
106
TRUE KNIGHTS AND TRAITORS
118
THE RETURN OF THE CONQUEROR
129
THE FALLEN FLAGBEARER
139
PEACE AT LAST
151
THE SACRED CLOTH
159
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