Norman conquest

The Norman conquest was the invasion and occupation of England in the year 1066 by an army of Norman soldiers lead by Duke William II of Normandy (later known as William the Conquerer).

A wizard named Armand Malfoy was among the invading Norman army. After William was crowned king, Armand was rewarded for the "unknown, shady (and almost certainly magical)" services he provided him with a parcel of land in Wiltshire. His descendants went on to live on this estate for the next ten centuries.