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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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Was the normans better known as saints?
No, the Normans were better known for the native Merovingian culture.
What did William do after the Battle of Hastings?
Have himself crowned king. Michael Montagne
built loads of motte and bailey castles and killed the british.
William set up his tent at the site where Harold had died (his body was contained within a heap of corpses) and gave thanks to God for his victory. William then spent the night on the battle field. Some Norman soldiers did pursue the routing remains of the English army but were killed in an ambush at Malfosse.
The next day the Normans buried their dead but left the English scattered in the open. The wife of Harold II came to identify his body to end any rumours that he had escaped (although these rumours persisted). Harold's body was then buried.
The stragglers of the English army made it to London where they informed Archbishop Stigand and the Witan that they had been defeated. The Witan proceeded to select Edgar the Ætheling, the great nephew of Edward the Confessor, to reign as King Edgar II of England (he was only 15). Meanwhile the Norman army waited at Hastings for the English lords to submit...which they didn't do. A peeved William then marched on Kent ravaging the countryside as he went forcing Romney and Dover Castle to surrender. He then took Canterbury after the Men of Kent made a deal with him. William got dysentery in Canterbury and nearly died. If he had things would be very different.
Some weeks later William recovered and marched on London but was blocked at London Bridge by the townsfolk led by Edgar II (the northern earls, Edwin and Morcar who could have defeated William had left London and returned home). A frustrated William then burnt Southwark and proceeded to march on Winchester, which promptly surrendered. There he captured Queen Edith (the wife of Edward the Confessor, the king before King Harold II) and the royal treasury. Reinforcements from Normandy arrived. After this William crossed the Thames at Wallingford and was met by Archbishop Stigand who pledged him his allegiance.
Next, William marched to Berkhamstead in Hertfordshire destroying everything along the way. London became full of desperate refugees. William eventually placed London under siege and captured Winchester Abbey and the Great Hall.
Edgar went to meet William to discuss terms but was handed over by his own side to avert further bloodshed. William ordered fortifications to be built and then made a base at Barking. On Christmas Day he was crowned King William I of England.
William left England leaving administrators in his place and triumphantly returned to Normandy with Edgar as his captive. In 1067 William returned to England but Edgar (who was with him) managed to escape and fled to Scotland where he went on to lead a revolt in the north of England against the Normans until 1075 when he came to terms with William and was sent back to Normandy.
William almost conquered Wales and later commissioned the Domesday Book (completed in 1086). He then fell off his horse and died in 1087. Edgar the Ætheling, who was king for two months in 1066, would go on to live a long and glorious life as a crusader, eventually dying in England in 1126. Almost all the other English lords were dispossessed or murdered.
Were Anglo-Saxon women beastly?
No more than most.
The story of King Edwy (Eadwig) failing to attend his coronation banquet, because he was in bed with his fiancee Aethelgifu and her mother, may have been invented by his enemy, the Bishop Dunstan.
Is there a copy of the Battle abbey roll?
The Battle Abbey Roll is the supposed list of commemoratives of William the Concurer from the Battle of Hastings. This list reportedly has been missing since at least the 16th century.
The Anglo-Saxons invaded England from which countries?
The Anglo-Saxons were originally two separate groups of people; the Saxons and the Angles.
The Saxons came from Old Saxony in Germany. This area included all of Lower Saxon" and Westphalia found on modern maps Germany.
The Angles came from a place called Angeln on the Baltic coast of Schleswig. This place is now on the border between Germany and Denmark.
Who was the king of France during 1066?
how was king in 1066~ King Philip the first of France
how old was he
was it king Charles~ King Charles was the English king at the English king at the time.
Who was harrying of the north?
The Harrying of the North was not a person. It was one of the ways that William I controlled England. William's army went up the the top half of England. It was very unpopular.
For more information see: What was the Harrying of the North?
What jobs did William give people in the battle of hastings?
The job of William, Duke of Normandy during the Battle of Hastings was to lead the men to victory by out maneuvering the enemy. This was accomplished by having men with bow and arrow on foot, knights on horses, and other men on foot with clubs.
Yes he was. Harald Hadrada was married to daughter of king Yarovslana, Elizabeth and his second wife, Tori Torbergstatter.
Why was Edward'the confessor' given this nickname?
Edward was called Edward the Confessor as he was a very holy man and would often go to church and confess to sins. The title "confessor" also distinguished this Edward from Edward the Martyr (c962-979). Edward was later made a saint, due to his building of Westminster Abbey and efforts in other churches. A good source of information is found below from answers.com
Is the domesday book still useful today?
yes. it helps us find out about how England used to look like
What is Bella Swan's favorite color in twilight?
She told Edward that her favorite color on that scene was brown because she felt warm. But her favorite color changes when her mood changes.
