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At long last, William was on a boat headed back to Normandy.

As we mentioned before, William clearly preferred Normandy, and he spent most of the latter part of his reign there.

While he did visit England when it was necessary to hold the island, he very much saw himself as a

continental noble playing in the continental game of power. And when it came to their home turf, both

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