Statue of William the Conqueror Statue of William the Conqueror The statue of William the Conqueror is located in his birthplace, Falaise, Calvados, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Caen, France. It depicts William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy and later King of England, on a horse, and is surrounded by statues of his six predecessors. It is the work of the French sculptor Louis Rochet. The monument is a bronze statue on a granite pedestal. Surrounding the pedestal are six other statues representing the first six dukes of Normandy: Rollo, William I, Richard I, Richard II, Richard III, and Robert I. There
Bert the Conqueror Bert the Conqueror Bert the Conqueror is an American reality television series which premiered on the Travel Channel on June 16, 2010. In the show, American stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer travels across the United States to amusement parks and other entertainment venues to experience and promote various roller coasters, water rides, and unusual sports. On September 24, 2010, "Bert the Conqueror" was renewed for a second season. The renewal was revealed on the "Bert the Conqueror" Facebook page the next day. The second season began April 3, 2011. On the April 29, 2015 episode of his podcast, Kreischer mentioned that