Remembering History: You should remember William the Conqueror as the French (Norman) guy who turned England into what we know as England in 1066. But you'll remember this story better. William had grown fat before his death. His sarcophagus was built too small. So some force had to be used to stuff him in there. They didn't do embalming at that time or place, so William's bloated, rotting bowels BURST as they shoved him in, causing horrible stench, and the rest of the funeral to be finished with much haste. Ew.

You should remember William the Conqueror as the French (Norman) guy who turned England into what we know as England in 1066. But you'll remember this story better. William had grown fat before his death. His sarcophagus was built too small. So some force had to be used to stuff him in there. They didn't do embalming at that time or place, so William's bloated, rotting bowels BURST as they shoved him in, causing horrible stench, and the rest of the funeral to be finished with much haste. Ew.

You should remember William the Conqueror as the French (Norman) guy who turned England into what we know as England in 1066. But you'll remember this story better. William had grown fat before his death. His sarcophagus was built too small. So some force had to be used to stuff him in there. They didn't do embalming at that time or place, so William's bloated, rotting bowels BURST as they shoved him in, causing horrible stench, and the rest of the funeral to be finished with much haste. Ew.