I like history very much. Why? Because it is interesting. But why it is interesting? Because we are making it. History is similar to us. It is cruel and terrible, but it can be wonderful too.
The Norman conquest of England was the occupation
of England by an army of Normans and French led by William II of Normandy in
1066. William, who defeated King Harold II, at the Battle of Hastings, was
crowned king at London on Christmas Day in the same year. Then he made a big
reformation.
King
of England, Edward the Confessor, promised William the throne, but he gave it
to Harold Godwinson. William was very,
very angry. He had a lot of friends (for example pope Gregory VII), so he
attacked England with 12 000 dangerous warriors and 1000 ships. The Norman army
was made up of nobles, mercenaries, troops from Normandy, Flanders, Brittany
and France. They were very well equipped. The English army wasn't as big as
Norman one.
Norman
and English warriors met near Hastings on 14 October 1066. English warriors
were on hill, but William had archers, crossbowmen, simply bigger army, etc.
Battle of Hastings was one of the biggest battles in history. It was bloody and terrible. William and his people killed almost everybody. He won and what is important he became the king of England - anyway he was a cruel tyrant.
As
you see, war isn't a good thing. In history there were a lot of bad things, but it is history and we cannot change it.
~by ANONYMOUS GUY
