Explain why William introduced castles into England? There was a plethora of reasons why William introduced castles into England. Firstly‚ they were built for protection; after the battle of Hastings there was only about 5‚000 Normans left in England‚ they were massively outnumbered by the English whose population measured around 1 and a half million. Therefore William would have feared the English revolting and with only 5‚000 men they had little chance of putting up a strong defence‚ William
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which Edward formed and actually applied‚ this was in fact very advance in comparison to Europe at the time. So‚ when William the Conqueror took over as King of England did he inherit a civilised and sophisticated state or was it in great need of a Norman revamp? Body: What was England before the conquest? By 1066‚ it was a defined state wwith borders‚ administrative units‚ laws and taxation records‚ a unique blend of cultures melded together yet continually evolving. By the 11th century the contemporary
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1066 The Year of Conquest Specific short answer questions to help you read and understand the material and to answer the two main questions? 1.) What did David Howarth say about the use of the word “perhaps” when writing about events a thousand years ago and what did he think was just as important as the “factual truth”? In reference to “perhaps”‚ Howarth says that nothing is perfectly certain. To know what people thought or pretended was true if you can discover why they thought it or
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many instances of good triumphing over evil. Scott establishes the fact that the Saxons are inherently “good”‚ and are suffering under the harsh rule of the “evil” Normans. In the absence of King Richard‚ his weaker brother John has taken to ruling tyrannically over the Saxons. Through oppression‚ unfair treatment‚ and bigotry‚ the Normans are seen throughout the novel as a malevolent force to be reckoned with. However‚ several of the main characters’ actions are meant to illustrate good overcoming
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well as the Normans‚ because the quality of the metal wasn’t as good. Clever Thinking William thought of a very cunning and clever plan towards the end of the battle. After trying his archers to weaken the English’s shield wall‚ then his foot-soldiers and his Cavalry‚ he took his whole army up the hill to Harold’s army. Next he pretended to retreat. Harold felt so proud because he thought he won; he‚ and his army‚ ran straight down the hill to kill them. This meant that the Normans could then
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English were standing tough and seemed like their wall of soldiers couldn’t be broken down. The Norman archers then began shooting their arrows up in the arrow hoping they’d rain down on the English and puncture in their heads. It’s said that King Harold was shot in the eye. King Harold is eventually killed and the Normans win. What were the consequences of the battle? After the battle the Normans began influencing the lifestyle. They began speaking more of the French language and practicing
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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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Imitation Grant Proposal For Independently Living Home For Emancipated Foster Youth A NEED TO HELP The recent economic crisis has left many people financial insecure and without jobs. Individual states are facing extremely terrible deficits and have started to develop budget solutions. California is no exception with its $25 billion-plus deficit. California may also have one of the most difficult deficits to start mending. Newly elected California Governor Jerry Brown has recently proposed
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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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