The Pope's blessing helped Duke William a lot, because by blessing the invasion the Pope was also giving it is authority, meaning that Christians tended to support the Duke. It also made it easier for him to recruit mercenaries, bolstered the morale of his troops and probably had a negative effect on King Harolds army.
Yes, the Pope in 1066 was on William the Conquerer's side.
"The Christian religion believes that the Pope can pass the power of Jesus unto those which are in need of God's guidance"Cha Cha.com
William the Conqueror imposed a total reorganisation of the English Church after the conquest of 1066. He had secured the Pope's blessing for his invasion by promising to reform the 'irregularities' of the Anglo-Saxon Church, which had developed its own distinctive customs.
Because his army was trained better and generally better equipped(They had flintlocks and bayonets and James army had muskets and pikes). Plus William III had the blessing of the pope, William and his army used a smart tactic called the Hollow square that James army couldn't get passed. Lastly James men were out number to 3 to 1. Hope this helped
The Pope's blessing helped Duke William a lot, because by blessing the invasion the Pope was also giving it is authority, meaning that Christians tended to support the Duke. It also made it easier for him to recruit mercenaries, bolstered the morale of his troops and probably had a negative effect on King Harolds army.
Pope Leo XIII Blessing in the Garden - 1898 was released on: USA: November 1898
Any leader of a country can choose to seek the pope's blessing if that is consistent with his personal religious beliefs, but doing so should be a private matter.
he received the blessing of the pope.people believed that the pope's blessing came directly from god.
he received the blessing of the pope.people believed that the pope's blessing came directly from god.
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