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Excavators working in the back gardens of homes up and down the country have uncovered a list of ancient relics, giving a sneak peak into Britain s colourful history. In the last episode of More4 s The Great British Dig , the team uncovered William the Conqueror s lost priory at Lenton in Nottingham. With it, archaeologists potentially discovered the exact site where Philip Marc, the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham, was buried in the 13th century.
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Excavators working in back gardens in the Nottingham town of Lenton uncovered a string of Medieval skeletons, pottery, and more importantly, William the Conqueror s lost priory. The period covered the Domesday Book era of the land, which Nottingham was heavily featured in. The book, described as the Great Survey of much of England and Wales, was completed on the order of King William the Conqueror in 1086.
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Born around 1036, Odo was the son of a minor lord of moderate income, one Herluin of Conteville. His mother was Herleva, a daughter of a Falaise tanner named Fulbert. From this marriage was also born Robert of Mortain, Odo’s brother and another of William the Conqueror’s closest supporters. What is more, Herleva had an illegitimate son, born from an extra-marital union with Robert I, Duke of Normandy. Often called “the Bastard,” that son was William the Conqueror.
Being the half-brother of William the Conqueror was beneficial for Odo, but only later in life. Early on, Odo was brought up in the Court of Normandy, and both his lofty education and prominence were settled very early on. As William rose in prominence, so did his brothers. They were evidently closely connected, and supported each other as they rose in the ranks.