What would have happened if William the Conqueror has lost the in The Battle of Hastings against Harold Godwinson II? To begin with‚ lots of events may have not occurred or happened in history. Any event that is significant in history has a huge impact on outcomes later made. In this instance‚ if Harold Godwinson had won the the Battle of Hastings he would have stayed in power and William the Conqueror would not take over the throne. Description of the Event The Battle only began based on a promise
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The Battle of Hastings At the beginning of 1066‚ King Edward the Confessor ruled England. He had no children so there was uncertainty on who would rule next. There were three men who wished to be king. They were William‚ Duke of Normandy; Harold Godwineson‚ Earl of Wessex‚ and Harald Hardraada‚ King of Norway. On January 6th‚ 1066‚ the day after Edward died‚ Harold Godwineson was crowned king. William saw this as a declaration of war‚ and said he would kill Harold. He immediately made plans
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This question is asking why William was able to beat King Harold Godwinson. There are many reasons why William won the Battle of Hasting for example good reason for won in Battle is Harold Godwinson’s army was tired. The English army had already fought the Battle of Stamford Bridge that day. They had to race down to the small village of Hastings and that’s why they are louse. Williams’s army was rested. Many reasons for Williams’s victory are also to do with chance and also the choices that King
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able to take care of his wife and of his kingdom. But Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy say otherwise. William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ won the Battle of Hastings on the 14th of October 1066. One of the main reasons he achieved this was because he was very well prepared. In this essay I will explain further how William won the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William assembled a great army of armoured knights‚ soldiers and archers. He also had a huge amount of ships to carry his army over the English
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William certainly lived up to his title. He conquered the English and then went on to succeed as King; but it was not easy and William tried and used many tactics and tricks to make sure he secured his victory. The Battle of Hastings Before William even began preparing to invade‚ there was a great debate on whether or not the Normans should risk invading England‚ as it was quite a strong country at the time. William of Normandy won the battle because was well prepared and had a good army. The Normans
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Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In 1066 king Edward the confessor died without any children to inherit the throne of england‚ this meant that Harold Godwinson was crowned as king despite supposidly promising an oath to william that he would be the next king . However harold faced his position being jeportised because two other determined young men also wanted to be King. These men were Harald Hadrarda and William of Normandy. England was one of the welthiest and most powerfull countrys
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Interview with Shirley Jackson I still remember the day we were assigned to do a research paper on a piece of literature we had read in my English 198 class. The story I chose to write my paper on was “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ it was one of my favorites. Luckily for me Mrs. Jackson lived in my neighborhood and my parents were friends with her and her husband. So I knew it would not be difficult to set up an interview with her for my research paper. One day after getting home from school
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‘The Lottery’ By Shirley Jackson Mode: Reading Genre: Prose Task: How does Shirley Jackson build up suspense in the short story ‘The Lottery’? The story ‘The Lottery’ was written by Shirley Jackson‚ throughout the piece the author builds up suspense towards the climax. The story takes place in a small village‚ where the people are close and tradition is paramount. A yearly event‚ called the lottery‚ is one in which one person in the town is randomly selected‚ by a drawing‚ to be violently
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Kong English 101 Professor White October 1‚ 2014 Biography of Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson is a prolific author‚ well known for her short stories and novels. During her time‚ she has written many award winning novels such as “Louisa‚ Please Come Home” and “The Possibility of Evil”CITATION Lit08 \p 3 \l 1033 (Center 3). Provided that‚ she has establish herself as a significant figure in American literature. Although Shirley Jackson has suffered many psychological problems and has gone
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mood and to foreshadow of things to come. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a story in which the setting sets up the reader to think of positive outcomes. However‚ this description of the setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of what is to come. In addition‚ the theme that we learn of at the end leads us to think of where the sanity of some human beings lies. The story begins with the establishment of the setting. To begin‚ Shirley Jackson tells the reader what time of day and what time of
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