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What weaknesses did William of Normandy have to claim the English throne?
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∙ 10y ago
He was not a relation to the previous king Harold
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Moreover he was not a descendent of the House of Wessex so he was never accepted as the legitimate King of England by the people. He spoke a different language, Norman-French, and was in every way a foreigner.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 9y agoWilliam of Normandy's greatest weakness was that he was a foreigner. He was never truly accepted because he was not a descendant of the house of Wessex and he spoke Norman-French. He also spent his last 15 years as monarch in Normandy and left the rule of England up to clergymen.
Ruby Dean
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∙ 11y agoHe was not good at sailing and he had no relation with the king before him but he has loads of advantages like he was the cousin of Edward the confessor and he was promised the throne.
Hoped that helped
Chloex
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∙ 10y agohe wasnt english
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∙ 11y agoHe was scared of sailing
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they were both one of the contenders of the English throne
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Harald Hardrada, William of Normandy, Prince Edgar and Harold Godwin.
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Harold godwinson, William of Normandy and harald hardraada
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they were both one of the contenders of the English throne
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William of Normandy
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Harald Hardrada, William of Normandy, Prince Edgar and Harold Godwin.
Which was the battle of Hastings?
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Harold godwinson, William of Normandy and harald hardraada
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What did France say about William duke of Normandy?
they said why should he get the throne?
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Why did Edward the Confessor choose William Duke of Normandy as his successor?
William, Duke of Normandy, claimed that Edward the Confessor had promished him the throne, but there's NO evidence that he did so. MY ANSWER!!!!! William of Normandy believed he was entitled to the throne of England because he claimed the Edward swore the holy grails for when he died he was to become King. Although William says this there is no evidence that he did so.
