reasons for why did William won the battle of Hastings against Harold Godwinson and I am going to tell them. William duke of Normandy known as William‚ the bastard‚ was a French man. He ruled a part called Normandy‚ strikingly Edward the confessor was from there. He had promised the throne of England to William after he had died. William was a cruel man‚ as he had skinned 30 people alive because they were making fun of his mother’s family. Harold was tricked by William when he made him promise that he
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the death of Edward the Confessor‚ who had no heir. Having seemed to favor Harold Godwinson‚ there was some disagreement when it turned out that he had supposedly willed the kingdom to William of Normandy (a.k.a. William the Conqueror). Harold was crowned king immediately after Edward died‚ but failed in his attempt to defend his crown when William and his army invaded by crossing the Channel
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A Portrait William the Conqueror William the Conqueror: First English King Dominique Joyner Period 3 March 10‚ 2013 William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England. During the time of his reign as Duke and King‚ William I strengthened the relationship between the English and the French. William the Conqueror’s conquests improved the prosperity of both England and France. William I was born 1027 in Falaise‚ Normandy. He is the illegitimate child of Herleva of Falaise
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At the dawn of 14 October‚ William left the castle with his army and advanced towards the enemy. Harold had taken a defensive position at the top of Senlac Ridge‚ about seven miles from Hastings. The Battle lasted all day. Although the numbers on each side were about equal‚ William had both cavalry and infantry‚ including many archers‚ while Harold had only foot soldiers and few if any archers. Along the ridge ’s border‚ the English soldiers at first stood so effectively
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Research paper The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (1066) Ms HOLIN Sophie British Civilization Mrs BRAY & Mrs CARON Université Catholique de Lille November 29th 2007 This text is an extract from the Peterborough version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle‚ which is a collection of annals narrating the Anglo-Saxon history. The first edition of these annals was written during Alfred the Great’s reign; that is to say during the ninth century. But there are different versions according to the
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confessor promised him the throne for his support and Harold swore an oath on holy relics that he would be king. The last claimant to the throne was Harald Hardraada; Harold believed he should be king because there had been Viking kings that ruled England in the past. In this paragraph I am writing about the reasons for the battle and the background. The reasons for the battle were that they all wanted the throne they all wanted power. Harold was known a usurper because of what he did. He secured
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THE LAST VIKING The Viking era in European history may be said to run very roughly from about 775 A. D.‚ when the Norse longships suddenly burst on a startled world that had only the vaguest idea that Scandinavia even existed‚ until 1066 and the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The last true Viking chieftain and one of the most colorful characters in Viking history was King Harald Hardraada of Norway. In their pagan days the Norse practiced polygamy‚ which was one reason for the overcrowding which
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Finlay Campbell 1. It is the 13th of October 1066 and I ‚ King Harold Godwinson am preparing my mighty army for battle against the Norman Army and their leader‚ Duke William II .We are prepared to do anything to protect our land and our pride. From our intelligence‚ it seems that the Normans have a force with around 10‚000 which means that we are outnumbered because we only have 7‚000 troops available for battle. 2. I king Harold Godwinson have prepared the finest war party including‚ 1‚000 Archers
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led by King Harold Godwinson. The previous English king Edward the Confessor had died without an heir. As a result a bad tempered and violent quarrel broke out to decide who would become the new King of England. Soon this quarrel became more sinister and led to a now famous battle between William and Harold. Some while before Harold had ‘promised’ the throne of England to William when Harold was being held captive in France following a shipwreck. Subsequently to his release Harold chose to forget
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3.1. The Anglo-Saxon Kings In the Anglo-Saxon society‚ the king was elected by the Witan – the King’s Council – a formal body including senior warriors and churchmen who issued laws and charters. It was not at all democratic and the king could choose to ignore the Witan’s advice. But he knew that it might be dangerous to do so. For the Witan’s authority was based on its right to choose kings‚ and to agree to the use of the king’s laws. Without its support‚ the king’s own authority was in danger.
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