In 1562, Calvinists completely ruined it, looting the tomb. The body disappeared at this time. Eighty years later, a new monument was built, likewise beautiful. The new monument was destroyed in its turn during the revolutionary riots of 1793. Today, William has only a stone slab to commemorate him.
Local tradition asserts that the thigh bone is still under the slab.
But it is a sorry survival for the Conqueror.