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    supposed to intimidate the population and show them who is dominant. By the end of 1087‚ all centres of Importance had a castle close by. Using castles had been used previously. Prior to the Battle of Hastings‚ William had built a castle at Pevensey were the Norman army had landed and 7 miles inward in Hastings. Both of the castles had orginally been motte and bailey castles. These consisted of a wooden keep on top of an earthmound that was the so-called motte. The motte was surronded by the bailey

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    William I introduced Feudalism to England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The king owned all the land in the political and social system. The king offered portions of land to the Nobels that swore their allegiance to him. The other ninty percent of population was the peasents and serfs. Peasents were free men that worked the land in exchange for protection by the Lord‚ and the serfs were slaves. There are many strengths and weaknesses to Feudalism. The advantages are the peasents were protected

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    Mashira Barrientos Art History M. W. 130pm Battle of Hastings (1066) Who were the main characters in this historic event? The main characters of the battle were Duke William of Normandy and King Harold II of England. What precipitated the battle? King Edward‚ who was the king before the battle began‚ didn’t have any children of his own. King Edward proclaimed Harold of England to be king once he’d died. Once the time came the power was granted to Harold Godwine. King William believed

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    IV Dale 14 March 2013 The Norman Conquest The Norman conquest of England was a military invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. King Harold‚ with his Saxon army‚ and Duke William fought at the Battle of Hastings on October 14‚ 1066. King Harold was killed in the battle and his army left. On December 25 1066 William was crowned the new King of England. On December 25 1066 William was crowned the new King of England( The History of the Norman Conquest). William was a Duke who ruled

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    called Horstede‚ England. Horstede isn’t to far from Hastings‚ and was pretty much isolated during the battle on October 14‚ 1066. As mentioned earlier‚ the death of king

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    Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid of battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.-George S. Patton. Thesis Statement: The Battle of Hastings was a deadly and horrible battle in England with William the Conqueror not liking the king’s rules and that’s how the Battle of Hastings all happened. Before the Battle William

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    1. The famous Battle of Hastings did not take place in Hastings! It was actually waged at Senlac Hill – which is about 6 miles (10km) north-west of Hastings. “The battle at Senlac Hill” certainly doesn’t have the same ring to it as “The Battle of Hastings”! 2. Most common folk had to produce their own food. For this reason rye and barley bread was common amongst the poor who could not afford the large quantities of manure needed to grow wheat for white bread. 3. One bizarre recipe for a medicine

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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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    Harold Godwinson had a chance of winning the battle. He had a core of elite housecarls and some experienced fyrd troops but‚ he had to fill out his army with poorer local fyrd as the majority of his troops had no chance of arriving in time for the battle. Soon‚ he took his position on the top of Senlac Hill and his men formed a shieldwall nearly half a mile long and some number of ranks deep. The battle commenced in the morning of October 14th 1066 and

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    had gained control of Dublin‚ and intended to become king. King Henry II had Dermot swear fealty to himself and become a vassal to the king‚ and so gained control over Ireland. The English king had taken Ireland without having to fight in a single battle. The first signs of Irish dissent to English rule can be recognized as far back as 1534‚ with The Rebellion of “Silken Thomas”‚ the son of a well-respected Irish Lord who perished while held captive in England. Enraged by the death of his father‚

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