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Showing posts with label Battle of Hastings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Hastings. Show all posts
Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Approach to Hastings

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William II, Duke of Normandy, had his forces ready to deploy to invade England. He believed he had a legitimate claim to the throne that H...
Friday, July 12, 2024

William on William

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William of Poitiers (c.1020 - 1090) was born into a family of knights, and trained as a knight himself until his late 20s when he decided to...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The Battle of Senlac Hill

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Best guess arrangement of opposing troops The Battle of Hastings gets remembered on 14 October; that's when the forces of William o...
Friday, December 27, 2013

Statutes of William the Conqueror

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William , Duke of Normandy, who won the Battle of Hastings and conquered England, has been brought up many times in this blog. He ruled f...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

1066: The Other New King

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Edgar and his sister, St. Margaret, landing at Wearmouth after their ship was blown off course Yesterday was the anniversary of the Ba...
Monday, October 14, 2013

1066: What Really Happened, Part 2

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from "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World" by Sir Edward Creasey, 1851 The Battle of Hastings took place on this date 947 ye...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

1066: What Really Happened

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When Edward the Confessor died, he supposedly made a deathbed statement committing his kingdom into the care of Harold Godwinson. As the m...