Princess of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy, Queen of England, Circa 1032-1083
What an exceptional destiny was that of Matilda! Born in Flanders in her Father, the Count Baldwin V's castle, she was introduced to William of Normandy who she was later to marry around 1050.
Bastard aus Falaise, Herzog der Normandie, König von England, 1027 - 1087
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.