XEE4409307: Conquete of the Kingdom of England by William the Conquerant, 1066: the Duke of Normandy (1027-1087) burned the ships on which his army travelled, in order to force his soldiers to fight or die. Engraving by Jean Michel Moreau, dit Moreau le Jeune (1741- 1814), 18th century., Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) / Bridgeman Images