"William the Usurper"--William the Conqueror used immoral and manipulative tactics to lay claim to a throne that did not rightfully belong to him.
Date Submitted: 12/25/2004 04:05:53
Category: / History / European History
Length: 4 pages (1119 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 4 pages (1119 words)
William the Usurper
Every country has a unique culture. Where would America be without its hand-made quilts, fried chicken, or football? Things like these make a country a civilization and influence the inhabitants' daily lives, lives that are governed by people who also share this culture. But when power passes to leaders that do not share this culture, how can the people be expected to accept it? That is exactly what happened in the year 1066 …
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…and cared about them. In William they got another foreigner looking for power.
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