The Battle of Hastings

yeah

A Norman archer shot an arrow up into the sky and as Harold was running, he looked up and the arrow got him in the eye. That is how!!

Medieval monks practiced vows of chastity, silence, and poverty, which is why they generally lived in communities together. As the middle ages wore on, corruption ran thick, and monks found loopholes to communicate with one another and reasons to practice simony, which is the selling of church positions. They also sold absolution, which resulted in bloodthirsty warlords having private abbeys of monks who solely prayed for their patron's eternal soul.

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Edgar the aethiling was the son of Edward who was the nephew of king Edward (the Confessor). He was the natural heir to the throne but in 1065 he was a young child. On King Edward's death on 5th January 1066, Harold was crowned King out of military necessity and he subsequently was killed in the Battle of Hastings against the Duke of Normandy who became Willian 1.

No tactics

The hygiene in the Victorian times were very poor. As a result of this, people became sick and died of illnesses.

yes

Arjun.

no he was short and fat ;)

Life for the clergy historically varied depending on their denomination and location, but it often involved a commitment to spiritual duties and community service. Clergy members typically lived a life of modesty, focusing on preaching, teaching, and providing pastoral care. They often faced challenges such as financial instability, especially in poorer parishes, but many found fulfillment in their roles as spiritual leaders and moral guides within their communities. In some cases, clergy enjoyed certain privileges and social status, particularly in more affluent or influential congregations.

100 years.

Rome invaded England in 48 AD and the Vikings invaded in about 950 AD. William the Conqueror invaded and took England in 1066. Germany attacked England from the air in World Wars I and II, but never attacked on the ground.

Well, lets say when he conquered which means took over.. he let people die of starvation.. and what happened when people died of starvation? no more pots and architecture, no more food for the king, etc... so.. i hope this helped you :)

:D Have fun with your homework out there :D x i don't know the answer :D

The Normans sailed from France, from Normandy, made famous today by D-Day which took place on June 6, 1944. The Normans under William I also known as William the Conqueror, had a claim to the English throne and when it was rejected to him, he took his case to Pope Alexander II who supported Williams invasion of England.

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i think the battle started because they want to be king?

Harold Godwinson was in charge of the saxons, Harald Hardraada was in charge of the vikings.

William the conqueror xXx

In my estimation, a lot of them are still in charge. William the Conqueror consolidated his control of England by settling a new, Norman nobility on the land, displacing its former Saxon lords. They built castles, abbeys, monasteries and then, in 1085, he catalogued the lot, right down to the smallest peasant holding (The Domesday Book). When William died, his lands were divided. Robert, his eldest, got Normandy, and his second son, William, became King of England. Throughout history, various monarchs have managed to upset the Lords of the Land, resulting in curtailment of royal power (eg: King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, and Charles I was executed in 1649 resulting in a brief spell of republic). However, throughout these disturbances, the descendants of the Norman Lords retained their holdings and their places in the law making processes. Their personal and political power ensured that, despite improvements in the lot of those who served them, they remained in charge.

The aftermath of the 17th century political struggles saw two groups emerge. The Landed Gentry avowed fidelity to The King and formed a group called the Tories. Another group, favouring the advancement of trade and parliamentarism, called themselves the Whigs. These existed only in Parliament itself, and were firmly based on self-interest.

However, the advancement of the Industrial Revolution churned things up for the Tories, who were led by the Duke of Wellington. The French Revolution unnerved those in power. The party was in disarray. It was rescued by Robert Peel, who advocated traditionalism (with the familiarity of comfy slippers) over radicalism (the scary unknown). This appealed to those whose economic stake was planted firmly in the land, rather than in trade (the Landed Gentry and their workforce) and the Conservative Party was born. All went well for the Norman's descendants, until the Corn Laws were repealed, favouring trade and industry over agricultural tariff protection. The party split, depending on the financial interests of those involved, many moving towards the Whigs. But they were saved again, this time by Benjamin Disraeli.

Disraeli cleverly exposited how the interests of the privileged classes also served those of the ordinary men whose votes they needed to stay in power. He stoked up a sense of British superiority over the Empire and the Social reforms meant that the Conservatives received support from ordinary Working Class men for the first time. However, after Disraeli's death, the traditionalists reasserted themselves, attempting to re-establish their previous dominance and losing popular support. This might have been their downfall, except for Gladstone's obsession with solving the Irish Question, which upset a lot of Whigs who defected to the Conservatives. The Whigs became the Liberals, and Parliamentary Reform made it far more difficult to gain election through bribery and corruption.

But through all this, the land was still in the hands of a few who were largely descended from William the Conqueror's Norman nobles. This was upset by the onset of the First World War. Many nobles lost their sons, and fewer and fewer of the working classes were prepared to take a post in domestic servitude, which was seen as "skivvying". Farm workers became urban city workers and lands became uneconomic. The Normans were losing some of their control after 900 years.

But some reformed and survived, with the use of modern farming methods and employing talented managers. Others downsized their holdings, retaining their wealth. Another war brought further social changed and the emergence, for the first time, of a political party that seemed to favour the workers over those controlling the money. This hurt the industrialists more than the country gentry, whose remaining workforce were largely loyal to their masters.

So, at the beginning of the 21st century, I would argue that there are still vestiges of Norman power controlling the country. Look at the schools attended by Conservative ministers. At the time of writing, 9 Tory cabinet ministers (including the PM) were privately educated, and 3 LibDem ministers, with only 5 going to Grammar schools and 5 from Comprehensive Secondary Schools. Many of these can trace their roots back to Norman landed gentry.