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William the conqueror took control of England in the year 1066. This was in which century

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1066 is the 11th Century, which lasted from 1001 to 1100.

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William the conqueror took control of England in the year of 1066. This was in the 11th cantury. William, Duke of Normandy took control after the decisive Norman victory of "Hastings Battle", fought on October 14, 1066. William defeated Anglo-Saxon King Harold, beginning what is known as the "Norman Conquest of England".

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