armoured knights‚ soldiers and archers. He also had a huge amount of ships to carry his army over the English Channel. William used the very clever trick of retreating down the hill to make the English follow and lose their ground. After that‚ the Norman army quickly doubled back on themselves and surrounded and killed the helpless English. As well as all this‚ William had a store of the finest weapons in France. William was one of the bravest people of his time. When his army was having difficulties
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government agrees with this‚ saying that the early Norman government was an "elaboration rather than innovation". William was able to employ many different forms of the existing Anglo-Saxon English government and use them differently to his advantage. William was able to utilize the predominantly Norman royal household (remaining from Edward the Confessor’s reign)‚ which was already the centre of government and develop this further by rewarding any Normans who had advised or helped during his conquest
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renovations over the centuries to mold it in to what it is today. As a result of one of the most important events in European history the site of the Tower of London was determined by buildings along the Roman wall that were built by the Normans’ during the Norman Conquest in 1066. (Impey and Parnell 12). After William the conqueror took the thrown in 1066 he immediately started building using the Roman city wall as the eastern and southern defences for his tower. The tower was built on the banks
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Normandy became the first Norman King of England in 1066‚ there was still severe instability within the country. Between 1066-1075 there was the threat of rebellion against William however there was no victory for the rebels. Lack of unity among the rebel forces played an important part in the failure of the rebellions; however it acted only as an important emphasis upon the immensity of William’s military response. The fact that there was a lack of unity allowed the Normans to defeat their enemies
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Castles from 1066-1500 After 1066‚ the battle of Hastings in which William the conquerer won‚ he decided to start a massive castle building programme. The Normans were considered to be ‘master’ castle builder. The castles were a sign of Norman might and acted as a deterant to any English uprising. To quickly build fortified areas he used motte and bailey castles. These were quick to build and provided safety for the soldiers that lived inside. They were made of wood and elevated onto a motte
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How effectively did Edward deal with the problems he faced during the first part of his reign‚ 1042-1053? When Edward came into power in 1042‚ England was in a poor state financially and also because of threats of an invasion and this made the first few years of his rule difficult. Edward was faced with many problems which he had to overcome. These problems involved; powerful Earls‚ (especially the Godwine’s)‚ the foreign policy and the domestic policy. Edward both failed and succeeded in these
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History and horror‚ crime and conflict‚ sci-fi and sexual transgression. Thus begins the attempt to define the art of Norman Catherine. The lexicon broadens: comic‚ violent‚ whimsical‚ playful‚ sly‚ satirical‚ brutish‚ anxious‚ at times even idealistic. And so it continues: vivid‚ brilliant‚ psychologically disconcerting‚ emotionally unforgiving‚ visually unforgettable. Yet the words themselves provide an incomplete collage of the thematic variIt is within the moral desolation of a jagged socio-political
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lineage of approximately 170 kings‚ a lineage that would come to an end in 1066 with the death of King Harold II ’Godwinsson’ (Levick). This noteworthy ruler and general would only hold the crown for a brief nine months‚ having his reign cut short by a Norman invasion under William the Conqueror. During his reign‚ King Harold had little impact as a ruler and would have fallen into the obscurity of history if it had not been his death being the causation of one of the most prestigious pieces of medieval
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2) I think that William of Jumièges’ evidence is biased because he would only bring with him writers he could trust. These writers were from Normand as he was a Norman himself. If these writers were from a different country or place then maybe they would betray him. This meant he was biased over the fact that he would only have Normans as his writers. 3) (a) Brave‚ slaughtering‚ lord of battle‚ marched on‚ noble conqueror‚ so many dangers‚ came back to the battle field his victory‚ praise‚ wonderful
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In the chapter named “ Notes”‚ we can see how Norman Bowker wrote a letter‚ in which he tells‚ how he was not able to know how he was feeling‚ because he had no one to talk about what happened in the war. He was repressing his feelings and thoughts about the war all the time‚ which didn’t make him‚ do better. The letter had a passage that said “ A guy that cant get his act together and just drives around town all day and cant think of any damn place to go and doesn’t know how to get there
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