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    dismount from their horses and attack on foot. This time all the Normans went into battle together. The archers fired their arrows and at the same time the knights and infantry charged up the hill. “This was a turning point in the battle” according to Fred Smithers‚ an archer in William’s army. Stage 4: It was now four in the afternoon. Heavy Saxon casualties from previous attacks meant that the front line was shorter. The Normans now attacked from the side and this time they broke through the

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    Stamford Bridge‚ he sailed. His fleet consisted of almost 700 ships of classic Norse design‚ headed by the Mora‚ which is depicted on the Bayeux tapestry with a carved dragon figurehead on its prow‚ and a trumpeter sounding signals at its stern. ...the Normans pillaged and burned the surrounding area... Most sources claim that William ’s forces made landfall at Pevensey‚ but this may just be because Pevensey was the best-known port on the southern English shore. Recent work by amateur archaeologist Nick

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    The purpose of this essay is to perform an analysis of Norman Rockwell. Norman Rockwell was born in New York on February 3‚ 1894. He was the second son born to Jarvis Waring and Nancy Hill Rockwell. From an early age Mr. Rockwell wanted to be an artist. He enjoyed drawing so much that he decided that he wanted to become an artist. During his freshman year at Mamaroneck High‚ Norman decided to take his drawing seriously and become an illustrator. At this time is when he would earn money doing odd

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    Lake Norman Essay

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    There is no better place in the Lake Norman area to party than Horsefeathers Roadhouse and Park. May is the start of summer and the time to get out and enjoy music and great southern style food. Kicking off the summer party season is our Spring Jam on Saturday‚ May 14th‚ featuring music all day with food and drink specials. Come and join everyone from around Lake Norman for this fun event. In addition to all the great music‚ we will have our award-winning BBQ‚ hot dogs‚ hamburgers and 2-2-5 drink

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    The painting "The Runaway" by the famous artist Norman Rockwell shows a young runway boy having a conversation with a local constable at a diner. In my opinion the policeman is trying to talk some sense to the child‚ convincing him to go back home to his family. While the waiter is helping to better out the situation and basically doing a moral deed. This is interesting because with the posture of the police officer and the waiter and how they are closely speaking with the kid‚ I can assume that

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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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    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 ahead. When he did embark on the campaign‚ the weather was in the favour of the Normans. Initially‚ William had intended to embark in July but owing to adverse winds‚ the invasion was delayed from the end of July to September; first at the River Dives and then at St. Valery on the Somme. Additionally the Navy were no longer at seas as

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    LESSON SEVEN – NORMAN ENGLAND AFTER THE CONQUEST The reason why the Norman Conquest was so significant is that it changed the entire way England was run. It introduced a new set of rulers‚ a new ruling system‚ a new language and a new culture. FEUDALISM One of the most important changes was to do with the ownership of land. William introduced a system of land ownership that was called feudalism. Firstly‚ William seized by force the land belonging to important Anglo-Saxons and claimed it all as his

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    The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings took place in the year of AD 1066 after a dispute over the progression to the English throne. The Battle of Hastings was so significant because it was the battle that changed history. It had a huge impact on the people and their culture‚ the country‚ and the way they were looked upon by the world. It was the hardest for the Saxon people to swallow it‚ and they were stripped of rights and privileges. The Saxons organized many rebellions they

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    Middle Ages

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    Middle Ages Introduction 1. Political and Social Milestones 1066-1485 a. Norman Conquest‚ 1066 i. William the Conqueror beat English king Harold ii. Created feudal system b. The Age of Feudalism i. Everybody had a specific place in the hierarchical society ii. Kings owned land and serfs worked it c. The Decline of Feudalism i. People had opportunities to make money outside feudal obligations 1. Increased trade with East ii. Growing cities iii. Knights were replaced by yeomen (class

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