I have persecuted the natives of England beyond all reason. Whether gentle or simple, I have cruelly oppressed them; many I unjustly disinherited; innumerable multitudes perished through me by famine or the sword.
— William the Conqueror Medieval

Norman conquest of England

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Alleged deathbed confession

Date / Period

1087

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Strange & Unusual

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https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/williammalmesbury.asp

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