William Receives A Fatal Hurt At Mantes 1087 (1864)

William receives a fatal hurt at Mantes', 1864. William the Conqueror, (1028-1087) fell off his horse after setting Mantes ablaze, and suffered mortal injuries. He was fifty-nine years old and had ruled England for twenty-one years. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle. [Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, London, 1864].Artist James William Edmund Doyle.. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)