What remains of his body, a thigh bone, is buried in the Abbey of St. Stephen, his tomb having been looted and desecrated by Calvinists and French revolutionaries; this after his body had to be drained of gangrenous fluid so it would fit into his sarcophagus.
What remains of his body, a thigh bone, is buried in the Abbey of St. Stephen, his tomb having been looted and desecrated by Calvinists and French revolutionaries; this after his body had to be drained of gangrenous fluid so it would fit into his sarcophagus. After the death of his cousin, Edward the Confessor, he had claimed that he was the rightful heir to the throne and that Harold II was a usurper. His victory at the Battle of Hastings secured that right. For 10 points, name this English king.
What remains of his body, a thigh bone, is buried in the Abbey of St. Stephen, his tomb having been looted and desecrated by Calvinists and French revolutionaries; this after his body had to be drained of gangrenous fluid so it would fit into his sarcophagus.
{William} the{ Conqueror} [or {William of Normandy} or {William I} of England or {William the Bastard}]