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William the Conqueror

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 9, 2022 by Wehwalt (talk) 15:05, 12 August 2022 (UTC)



William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087) was the first Norman King of England. He was Duke of Normandy since 1035, although his illegitimate status and youth caused him difficulties until he secured the duchy at about 1060. In the 1050s and early 1060s, William was a contender for the English throne, then held by Edward the Confessor. Another claimant was Harold Godwinson, whom Edward named as the next king on his deathbed in January 1066. William invaded England in September 1066, defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings, and was crowned on Christmas Day 1066. Unsuccessful rebellions followed, but by 1075 William's hold on England was mostly secure. William's final years contained difficulties in his continental domains, troubles with his eldest son, and threatened invasions of England by the Danes. In 1086 he ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book, listing all landholders in England and their holdings. He died in September 1087 on a campaign in northern France.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Herman the Archdeacon, scheduled for August 5, is another bio of a person who lived in England in the 1000s.
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 * Promoted: July 6, 2012. Declared "Satisfactory" at URFA/2020 on May 4, 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: TFA re-run. Requested for his 935 death date anniversary. Listed as a Level 4 vital article. Blurb is a trimmed version of the 2012 TFA blurb (because it was too long).
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 00:19, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support, although ideally the blurb has 9 September somewhere, to show its timeliness. Edwininlondon (talk) 06:37, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Death date added to the blurb. Z1720 (talk) 00:51, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:18, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Support truflip99 (talk) 18:04, 27 July 2022 (UTC)