The Bayeux tapestry tells the story of William the Conqueror and Harold‚ Earl of Wessex. The original tapestry was created by Normans and is located in the region of Normandy France. It is believed that Bishop Odo of Bayeux commissioned this pro-Norman‚ anti-English tapestry in the 1070s in order to justify William the Conqueror’s crowning. Scene 3 of “Journey To Normandy” in the tapestry illustrates that Harold had arrived in Normandy by accident and was seized by County Guy’s soldiers and was
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Lecture I The literature of England (America) Plan: I Short survey to the literature of England (America) II Directions of the literature: Romanticism. Realism. Naturalism. III Romanticism. Romanticism in literature. Romanticism and society. IV The theory of naturalism. Naturalism in fiction. V Realism.Realism in fiction. American and English literature begins with the orally transmitted myths‚ legends‚ tales and lyrics (always songs) of
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The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521‚ led by Hernando Cortes‚ was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico‚ a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. The Aztecs are a tribe‚ according to their own legends‚ from Aztlan somewhere in the north of modern Mexico. A major part of their life was religion. A polytheistic people‚ they often practiced human sacrifice to please their gods . The Aztecs
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? Luck and timing were central to William’s success at Hastings. Firstly‚ in advance of the campaign‚ two of William’s rivals had died; Henry‚ king of France and Count Fulk of Anjou. This was very significant to the campaign because it enabled William to leave Normandy feeling safe because his two main adversaries were dead‚ and permitted him to get to Hastings without agonizing over an invasion and to dedicate his full thought to the campaign which lay
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Glossary *Philology (fill-oll-oh-gee) The study of texts and of written records‚ the study of their age and their original form *Runes (roons) Any of the letters or characters of an alphabet (in varying forms) used by the ancient Teutonic peoples‚ esp.‚ the Scandinavians; hence‚ something written or inscribed in such characters. *Epithet (ep-a-thet) A word applied to describe anything or anyone for example‚ “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I. * Indo-European A large variety
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The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman army of Duke William of Normandy and an English army under King Harold Godwinson‚ following the death of Edward the confessor which left no heir to the English throne. Three men competed for the throne these were: Harold Godwinson an English noble man also Edward’s son in law; Harald Hadrada a Viking warrior who had never lost a battle and finally the next king William duke of Normandy. The battle started at about 9 am‚ Harold’s
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Battle and Alternate Future Analysis of the Battle of Hastings The Saxons saw the return of Halley’s Comet in 1066 as a perilous omen for the future of England and the newly crowned King Harold prayed that it did not foreshadow things to come. While King Harold prayed over Halley’s Comet‚ the Duke of Normandy‚ William the Bastard‚ prepared his army for an attack to claim the crown from King Harold‚ which William believed‚ was rightfully his. At the time‚ King Harold had no idea that his greatest
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Canute was the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard‚ the king of Denmark‚ and grandson of the Polish ruler Mieszko. As a young man‚ Canute was left in charge of the fleet at Gainsborough‚ Lincolnshire. There it is said that he met Aelfgifu‚ daughter of an ealdorman of Northumbria‚ who bore him his two sons‚ Sweyn and Harold. By the end of 1013‚ Sweyn I Forkbeard was accepted as king of England‚ but died in February 1014. Canute and the men of Lindsey planned an expedition‚ but Canute deserted his allies at Easter
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Spain’s Conquest of the Indian civilizations of Mexico and South America shaped their vast new world in many ways. The Spanish increased monetary gains‚ gained power and created a new type of breed shaping its vast new world empire. “Spain secured Columbus’s discoveries through the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) dividing the land with Portugal” (Spain’s main competition at the time.) (Kennedy‚ Cohen & Piehl Pg.14.) With the land secured‚ Spain gained more power through many of the lands resources such
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Jean Fouquet and James Tissot depict Joshua’s conquest of Jericho in very different ways owing to the facts that they lived in different times‚ and therefore led very different lives. I intend to highlight the ways in which their different experiences influenced their artwork. Using a variety of sources‚ I intend to embark on a comparison contrast of two pieces of artwork: The Taking of Jericho‚ by James Tissot (c. 1896-1902) and Prise de Jéricho by Jean Fouquet (c.1470-75). I will give further details
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