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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 was William rufus called 'rufus'?
Rufus is Latin for "red," which was the colour of his skin, and maybe hair.
Has William the conqueror got a surname?
William did not have a surname. People had descriptions after their personal names, but these were not surnames as they changed from time to time and were not inherited from father to son.
Before he became King of England, William was Duke of Normandy, and the "of Normandy" was the nearest to what we would call a surname.
Bishop Odo was born in about 1036 he was king William's half brother. In 1066 William ivaded England and Odo was in the army he apperently contributed 100 ships to Williams army.
What were the 10 kings or queens after William the conqurer?
William II Rufus Henry I Stephen I Matilda I Henry II Richard I John Henry III Edward I Edward II
How many people died at the Battle of Soissons?
Soisson was a battle field since the Roman Empire times. In the last battle of Soissons that happened in 1918 between the American and German armies the casualties of the Germans reached the 12.000 soldiers.
Other battles of Soissons are those of 923, 718 and 486 CE.
Why is the tapestry important?
because it show us what happened in the battle of Hastings and so we don't forget what happened and we can learn about it.
As with any historical event, there is always some type of artifact or documented description of the event. This such event was memorialized as woven tapestry.
What did William the Conqueror didnt do with his successors?
William the Conqueror and his successors did not
When William killed Harold in 1066 with an arrow through his eye which eye was it?
I don't think anyone knows but, the Bayeux Tapestry shows that the arrow was in Harold's right eye.
Why and how William attacked the north of England?
When William was named duke of Normandy and after Edward died, a council of nobles and church officials chose an English earl called Harold to replace him. William, full of anger led his Norman army in what was to be the last successful invasion of the Island of Britain: the Norman Conquest. This was basically what caused William to invade England.
How did they decide where to build the castles?
Castles are usually situated on sites of stategic superiority, example of top of a hill - can see enemy advancing sooner, and it harder to atteck it after coming up a hill slow, and you can hit them with more arrows/projectiles before they reach your castle!
Also on rivers and with moats surrounding them for making access and attack difficult.
What relation was king Edward to king Harold?
Edward the Confessor and Harold Godwinsson were related by the fact that they were cousins. Harold did not win the competition to become king but being Edward's cousin it was one of his advantages to be king. William the illegitimate son won.
Who was the king who ordered the writing of the domesday book?
William the Conquer, who was the 1st king William.
Did Harold have a chance winning at Hastings?
Yes, he did have a chance of winning. He was a very good leader and soldier. He had already defeated Harald Hardrader in the North and had hurried south to meet William. Opinions are divided about what went wrong, but some factors were Harold's haste to start the battle (many of his men hadn't arrived yet), and the Saxons' abandoning of their higher position to chase the Normans in what may have been a fake retreat.
