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 therefore
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Alexander decided to take his chances and try to end the war with this battle on Darius’s land. As the Macedonian army set up camp overnight‚ Alexander was advised by his right-hand man Parmenion to attack Darius at that moment (Grant). It would have been the perfect surprise attack on the Persian army but‚ Alexander declined and said a surprise attack would be considered stealing a victory‚ so he decided to be fair and start the battle when Darius was ready (Grant). That night‚ Alexander went with some
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Although William the Conqueror had defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066‚ an even bigger challenge had presented itself. William was now outnumbered in a land he had very little knowledge of‚ and would face several rebellions in the first decade of his reign. William was aware of this challenge‚ building castles in towns which presented any threat as a symbol of his power. Despite these measures‚ it would take William almost a decade‚ until 1075 to gain full control of England‚ which
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The Battle of Hastings made a major difference in England’s history and took place in 1066. It all started in January‚ when Edward the Confessor died and had no sons to become heir therefore‚ there was no one to become King. Soon after his death‚ Harold Godwinson was crowned King‚ as he was Earl of Wessex. This resulted in a battle for the throne between three men: Harold Godwinson (the King at the time)‚ Harald Hardraada (King of Norway) and William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy). In the following
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The Battle of Hastings was between William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson in 1066. William won the battle and became king‚ Harald lost for many reasons such as bad luck‚ mistakes and bad leadership. When Edward the Confessor died‚ there was no direct heir to the throne and the throne was passed to Harold Godwinson. Then William claimed that Edward the confessor had promised the throne to him. So they fought at the battle of Hastings for the throne. Harold was unlucky
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Why Did The Spanish Armada’s Plan To Overthrow Protestant England In 1588 Fail? It was believed the Spanish Armada were a formidable force and could not be beaten; their weapons and tactics were far superior to any other countries. However‚ the inevitable happened‚ they were beaten and in this enquiry I will talk about the reasons and factors to why the Spanish Armada ended up getting beat trying to overthrow protestant England in 1588. The conflict between England and Spain had been going
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The patriots defeated the British in Princeton‚ Bennington‚ Saratoga‚ Oriskany‚ Ft. Stanwix‚ Concord‚ Valley Forge‚ Trenton‚ and Yorktown. The Winter at Valley Forge was a lose for the patriots‚ over 2‚000 men died that winter‚ and many gave up and went back home to their families. These victories have caused loses in large numbers and bigger hopes and dreams of our Patriotic forces. There were some patriot loses: Philadelphia‚ Brandywine‚ Germantown‚ New York City‚ and Ft. Ticonderoga. The victory
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This‚ was The Battle of Trenton. Since August 1776‚ William Howe(the British general) and the British had been driving the Continental army south
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In the American Revolution the English had a much larger army‚ and navy‚ and had the money necessary. Despite this‚ the American patriots were able to win their Independence from their harsh rule. First‚ the Americans where determined‚ and could raise their own army. Also‚ the American Patriots acquired help and Alliances‚ from foreign countries‚ which the British usually depended on. Finally‚ the patriots where fighting in America their homeland‚ a much larger country than England. The small force
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Part 3: The Battle Is Already Won I think by now you know success is no a given. Success is not something that is handed to you. But success has to be worked at. In order to achieve success some effort must go into the process. We have already examined six areas‚ which I will just for a moment review and then move on to the final key. The first thing you must be mindful of in achieving success in life is always knowing your place. Secondly‚ once you know understand your place you have to
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