The Worst-Ever Funeral For a King
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR - 12th-Century Manuscript funeral of William the Conqueror was hardly befitting of a king. Even accomplished historians overlook the formative years of William's life. As difficult as it seems, less is written of the death and burial of Europe’s greatest king. And yet, it is in these beginnings that we see the final act of a compelling odyssey, played out to a horrified audience. Normally the account of a funeral, even for a king, would not be a par
