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The Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England and took place at Senlac Hill, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex.
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Why is bayeux tapestry not really a tapestry?
The definition of tapestry is: tap·es·try n.pl. tap·es·tries
1. A heavy cloth woven with rich, often varicolored designs or scenes, usually hung on walls for decoration and sometimes used to cover furniture.
2. Something felt to resemble a richly and complexly designed cloth: the tapestry of world history.
tr.v. tap·es·tried (--strd), tap·es·try·ing, tap·es·tries (--strz)
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Technically, because the designs are embroidered onto the background and not woven into the fabric, the Bayeux Tapestry is actually an embroidery and not a tapestry. Among pictorial cloths of this scale, tapestries are far more common than embroideries, as the tapestry is woven on a loom while the process of embroidering stitch-by-stitch usually lends itself more to small-scale works. Because of this, many people have come to associate the term tapestry with all large scale pictorial cloths whose design is carried out by thread, without realizing the difference between the threads being part of the woven fabric versus being embroidered onto an already existing cloth. In the case of the Bayeux Tapestry, the term was incorrectly applied because of this lack of distinction, but it has been retained largely for the sake of tradition and its popularity.1 1 R. Howard Bloch, A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry (New York: Random House, 2006), xiii-xiv.
What happened just before the Battle of Hastings?
Edward the Confessor (king of England 1066) dies without an heir to the English throne.
He had promised the crown to both the Saxon, Harold Goodwinson, and to William of Normandy, later known as the Conqueror.
Norse King Harold Hardrada also saw an opportunity to make a bid for the crown.
Why did castle change between 1066 and 1566?
They had been change beacuse /as becauseit had been captured by the Normans and was no longer in the hands of the English. They were more fortified and stronger and acted as a security symbol of the ruthless Normans. They also changed because wars had become more bloody and dangerous, and thus the need for more security.
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Did William outwit Harold at hastings?
William and his army tricked Harold. they pretended to retreat and when Harold and his army followed they attacked.. they also charged between the gaps of the 'tortoise'. this is a tactic that they used.
Why did Harold Godwinson want to become King?
Harold Godwinson needed to be king because he was a very negotiating man and he believed that he could negotiate with all his people if he became king. He wanted the best for England and (he thought) to achieve this he should become king! He wanted peace across England.
Harold Godwinson believed he should be king because he was the only englishman out of the 4 others, which were: Prince Edgar, Harold Godwinson, Duke William and Harald Hardrada.
He also was the King's (Edward the Confessor) Army Genral. He was a very important English noble, t'was married to Edward's sister. On Edwards death bed he chose Harold to be the next king; but he was the only person there so if that is true or not ... NOBODY KNOWS But he did rebel against Edward in 1051
Prince Edgar: He was the King's nephew so therefore the nearest blood relative. But he was only 14 and lived in Hungary.
Did William the Conqueror invade Normandy in 1066?
Yes, it was 1066 when Duke William of Normandy successfully invaded. The Normans had, however, been exercising power by marrying into the English royal family at various points and there were many Normans at the English court. Given that the Normans were descended from Vikings who settled in Northern France and most of the English nobility then were also partly descended from Vikings, culturally and racially they had much in common, but there was a language difference.
Royal hemophilia is the result of what inheritance?
Hemophilia is broken into three subcategories; Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and Hemophilia C. These subcategories designate a person as having a deficiency of one of three specific clotting proteins. Hemophilia A is the deficiency of the protein called Clotting Factor VIII. Hemophilia B is the deficiency of Clotting Factor IX. Hemophilia C is the deficiency of Clotting Factor XI.
"Royal" hemophilia is simply a reference to Hemophilia B and is therefore a result of a deficiency in the Clotting Factor IX protein. It is sometimes called the royal disease because it has been known to have been passed through some royal families throughout history.
What does the feudal system mean?
The feudal system was a system where the king owned all the land, but exchanged the use of it to members of the nobility in exchange for (usually) military services. These nobles would still have more land than they could manage, so they in turn allowed the use of it to lesser nobles in exchange for (usually) military services. The lesser nobles then farmed their property out to knights and other small landholders who in turn leased it to freemen or serf farmers, who worked the land and were able to live off it in exchange for some of the produce.
The result was a pyramidal society bound together by grants of land and corresponding assumptions of obligations.
How was willian lucky in winning the Battle of Hastings?
yes and no because it was luck that made the wind change so the battle took place just after Harold godwinson had been fighting Harold hardraada. this meant that Harold godwinson's army was tired. no because he had been planning tactics for ages and Harold was unpropered.
What was the Domesday book used for?
The Domesday Book is a survey of all of England. William the conqueror created the Domesday Book, to keep a record of all the land in England, when the Danish army were going to invade England. The barons went and asked the villages about how much land they had, price when king Edward was alive and the price now. All of this information was kept as a record for William. The knights would threaten to kill anyone who lies. When William had the book he was able to take lands away from people when he needed it and he knew how much the land was worth. William also was able to know how much tax to charge because the more it was worth the more taxes they had to pay.
What did William the Conqueror have built in London and why?
The White Tower began construction around 1078 and was being built in a country that had only just been invaded in 1066. The tower was built to dominate London and the surrounding countryside to prevent any uprisisings by the people, to serve as a garrison for William's troops and to also serve as a home for the Kings once it was finished. The Tower of London was used as the principal home for all the English kings from William II to Henry VII.
Where was the second battle of 1066?
The first battle in 1066 was the "Battle of Stamford Bridge", between Harold Godwinson and Harold Hardrada, a Viking invader. Harold Godwinson won the battle and then marched south with his army to meet William Duke of Normandy in the famous The second was the "Battle of Hastings". William triumphed in the battle and he was later that year, on Christmas day 1066, crowded King of England.
When did William of Normandy win the Battle of Hastings?
Yes William showed amazing determination during the Battle of Hastings. He showed it through his leadership skills as was able to keep his troops fighting and not give up. He also kept fighting the Battle getting stronger and stronger
as soon as Harold Godwinson was killed (With an arrow in the eye) William knew Harolds army would soon surrender!
Who were all the rulers of the old kingdom?
This question can not be answered because you have not been specific about WHICH old Kingdom you are referring to.
William was a claimant, if you are asking what his claim to the throne was, the previous king of England had promised it to him, and made him the rightful heir to the English Throne. However, the previous king, in hope of securing peace during his life time and not giving the slightest care what happened after her died, also promised it to other, resulting in the war of 1066 that would follow his death. Funny enough, the one man who did take the throne after his death had virtually no comparable claim at all, he stole it in the chaos. But as I am sure you know, he didn't get to keep it for long, as one of the true heirs (William) took it back.
Who was the King in England in 1065?
Edward the Confessor was the King of England from 1042 until January 5, 1066. He was succeeded by Harold Godwinson, or Harold II, who was defeated by William the Conqueror on October 14, 1066.
What William the Duke of Normandy real name?
King William is known by different names of which include, William the conqeror and William of Normandy, an epithet probably given by himself.
He defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 in order to become King and later claimed that he owned all of the land in England "by right of conquest."
He was the Duke of Normandy and the leader of the Norman Army.
What are facts about Harold Godwinson?
1. Not a single source mentions the alleged oath made by Harold godwin.
2. The bayeux tapestry was completed thirteen years after Harold's alleged oath.
3. William liked to keep hostage. They were a good way of insuring loyalty among his enemies.
4. An oath that was made in secret did not count.
5. The Norman sources cannot agree where the oath took place or what was agreed.
(by the way i don't know weather this true)
What weapons were used in the Battle of Hastings?
Broadswords, spears, daggers, axes, Saxon Huscarl (Dane Axes which could severe a horses head clean off) axes, javelins, Norman bows and crossbows. some people who were relatively untrained were armed with daggers, crude spears and javelins,clubs and cocks.
There were lots of different men in each army of men.
Harold's Men: Fryd-Part time soldiers and Housecarls with large twohanded axes but if you missed with it you would be in trouble as they only had one chance then they would be stabbed because they didn't have chance to take another swipe because it was so heavy.
William's Men: Cavalry- Horsemen, Archers- with bow and arrow and spearmen- with spears.
What did William of Normandy do with his barons and soldiers after the battle of Hastings?
== == He divided the country between them, giving them land to rule as feudal lords each doing homage and owing service to him for their land and receiving homage and service from those below them.
How did the vikings become christians?
The Scandinavian region was Christianized by a talented and aggressive group of missionaries over a period of 400 years, beginning in the 8th century. Archaeological studies show that the conversion process was slow and gradual, and that many local traditions were incorporated into early Scadinavian Christianity. This approach was aided by the lack of absolute central authority from Rome that characterized later Christian dogma when the Papacy became as much political force as religious institution. Also, some Scandinavian regions were Christianized by their rulers, as a political advantage in dealing with their neighboring Christian counterparts in Normandy, France and Germany.
Why was the Bayeux tapestry used as a piece of evidence?
Because William's half brother Bishop Odo wanted to be Pope and he had a major falling out with William but he needed his support so he wrote it about the Norman Victory
What were William of Normandys disadvantages?
William burned down land, crops and towns, forced British to build him and his men castles, killed people and animals and because of this, the British population plummeted. However, what you probably didn't know, was that William means "Great Protector. But was he? There can never be a real answer to whether he was a good or bad man, it is just a matter of opinion! Hope it helped! :D
