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 | | The army with which William, duke of Normandy, conquered England in 1066 probably numbered 14,000 men, including sailors, delivering effectives of about 8,000 - 9,000 onto the battlefield, of whom perhaps as many as 3,000 were mounted. |
 | | At the end of his life William the Marshal, that very embodiment of medieval chivalry, defended his conduct as a soldier against the reproaches of the church which could hardly be obeyed 'or else no-one would be saved'. |
 | | In 1064-5 a large number of northerners led by William VIII of Aquitaine (1058-87), and the Normans William of Montreuil and Robert Crispin attacked Barbastro. |
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