William was a claimant, if you are asking what his claim to the throne was, the previous king of England had promised it to him, and made him the rightful heir to the English Throne. However, the previous king, in hope of securing peace during his life time and not giving the slightest care what happened after her died, also promised it to other, resulting in the war of 1066 that would follow his death. Funny enough, the one man who did take the throne after his death had virtually no comparable claim at all, he stole it in the chaos. But as I am sure you know, he didn't get to keep it for long, as one of the true heirs (William) took it back.
William of Normandy defeated Harold Godwinson in the battle of hastings and was crowned by the pope, King of England on Christmas day, 1066.
That they had different amount of knights/ soldiers in the army.
It is generally reckoned that the Norman army numbered around 7000 men plus provisioners and horses.
wrong it is in fact Harold godwinson. William duke of normandys arm killed Harold so he became king
The defending army was the Saxon army led by Harold Godwinson, the attacking army was the Norman army lead by Duke William of Normandy, later to be called William the Conquerer.
William burned down land, crops and towns, forced British to build him and his men castles, killed people and animals and because of this, the British population plummeted. However, what you probably didn't know, was that William means "Great Protector. But was he? There can never be a real answer to whether he was a good or bad man, it is just a matter of opinion! Hope it helped! :D
That they had different amount of knights/ soldiers in the army.
William the concerur
5th October
they were happy because they were promised large ammounts of new land and money
It is generally reckoned that the Norman army numbered around 7000 men plus provisioners and horses.
After conquering the English armies and accepting their surrender, he went to the town of Barking to wait while his soldiers built fortresses in London.
wrong it is in fact Harold godwinson. William duke of normandys arm killed Harold so he became king
They tricked the Saxons by retreating so the Saxons left the safety of the hill top and while fighting King Harold got shot in the eye by an arrow and was hacked down.
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