William the Conqueror win the battle of Hastings? The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14th October 1066 - between Harold Godwinson of England and William of Normandy. The conflict started because when King Edward died‚ he left no heir to inherit the crown‚ which left three men claiming to be the next King of England. These three contenders to the throne were Harold Godwinson who was the only Englishman and related to the old king by marriage‚ Harald Hadrada and William the Conqueror who was the
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Rollo the Viking was a courageous leader and a brave conqueror. His techniques enabled him and the Norsemen of Ireland and Scotland to gain a secure position on Frankish soil. This enabled him to become the first leader of Normandy‚ France. Many of the historical details about Rollo are difficult to accurately establish because his birth occurred in the 9th century‚ which was over a thousand years ago. Rollo (which means “renowned wolf”) was born in the Kingdom Of More (Norway) as Gånge-Rolf. His
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Alexander The Great: Conqueror and Legacy of Ancient Greece Devin Dimattia HIS 301 Greece Research Paper All throughout Ancient Greece‚ there were many great influential legacies. Some were philosophers‚ such as Aristotle and Plato‚ and some were mathematicians‚ like Archimedes. However‚ there was Alexander the Great‚ who became king of Macedonia and was one of the most successful military commanders in history since he sustained abundant accomplishments. He was undefeated in
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the diverse cultures chose to stay that determined their ability to grow‚ and flourish‚ or be left behind in terms of welfare. So‚ why exactly were the Europeans able to conquer the America’s‚ and why is it that they are said to be “accidental conquerors”? To start‚ at that time‚ the America’s were settled largely by Native Americans of course‚
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Explain why William introduced castles into England? There was a plethora of reasons why William introduced castles into England. Firstly‚ they were built for protection; after the battle of Hastings there was only about 5‚000 Normans left in England‚ they were massively outnumbered by the English whose population measured around 1 and a half million. Therefore William would have feared the English revolting and with only 5‚000 men they had little chance of putting up a strong defence‚ William
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to the Byzantian Empire. As being one of the most powerful empires in the world history‚ Mehmed the Conqueror is not the sultan who established only the profile of the following sultans and the geographic foundations of the Empire‚ but also improved political and social institutions of the Ottoman Empire and shaped the future political developments. After the death of his father in 1451‚ Mehmed the Conqueror ascended the throne and he not only strengthened the navy forces‚ but also erected a powerful
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three sons of Bayazid are left with only the family’s central territories round the southern and western sides of the sea of Marmara. They fight each other in a civil war which is won by the youngest‚ Mehmed I‚ in 1413. From this unpromising position‚ the son and grandson of Mehmed (Murad II and Mehmed II‚ whose combined reigns span nearly seventy years) achieve an astonishing recovery for the Ottoman state - posing an ever greater threat to the Byzantine empire. Murad patiently reasserts control
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The Formation of the Ottoman Empire The formation of the Ottoman Empire started about the beginning of the fourteenth century. The first land controlled by the Ottoman Empire was the Anatolian peninsula. The Ottoman Empire would become on of the most successful states because of a variety of reasons including the fall of the Byzantium Empire‚ military tactic‚ and more to be addressed. This combination of reasons was required for the Ottoman Empire to become so powerful. The beginning of
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stores to be burned and wells to be poisoned. His men launched guerilla attacks on Mehmed’s tired‚ hungry army as they advanced to Targoviste. On the night of June 17‚ as Mehmed was camped south of Targoviste‚ Vlad decided to strike. Between 7‚000 and 10‚000 of his soldiers attacked the Turkish camp‚ intending to assassinate Mehmed. Though they could not kill the Sultan‚ the “Night Attack” inflicted further damage on his army.Mehmed decided to continue his army’s advance to Targoviste. When they arrived
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the following represents a difference between the various Muslim early modern empires? The Ottoman empire was primarily Sunnite while the Safavid empire was Shi’ite. Mehmed I of the Ottoman empire was responsible for reunifying the empire following the Timurid invasions. The conqueror of the Byzantine empire in 1453 was Mehmed II. Slave troops of the Ottoman empire forcibly conscripted as adolescents from conquered territories were called Janissaries. What was the principle of succession
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