In the nature of this movie, I suspect that the supernatural answers presented here are probably the correct ones. After all, the man can spread the plague with a kiss, cause bleeding by looking at people, and make blood appear in a cup from several feet away. However, I would like to submit, for your consideration, a somewhat more mundane possibility.
William may simply have been the real name of Jaques. He has the same eyes and smile, and aside from a few days of stubble, bears a remarkable overall resemblance to the "french knight." Indeed, I feel that the woman who calls his name bears a certain resemblance to Joan, and/or Mathilda.
We are never shown the death of Joan or the baby, and the baby is never named. it is possible that either the dead Joan, or the living baby presented to Sir Walter de Melleby was a fake. If either survived, they surely would have wanted revenge. Joan would probably have wanted revenge badly enough to find a double of herself and the baby if needed...
But bear in mind that in all the present-day scenes shown, Sir Walter de Mellebey is shouting to himself like he's utterly insane. Claiming to have killed the baby and eaten it seems a bit unlikely, but is just the sort of thing a nut case would say, or it might have been said in an attempt to scare away an assumed imposter. Fake bastard children seeking a place on his throne, or some blackmail might have been reasonably common.
This interpretation doesn't explain the magical movement of Jacques and the pendant through walls, or how he could spread the plague... aside the rare possibility of being naturally immune, but it is probably safe to say that the makers always intended some magicality in Anazapta.
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