Research Paper On William The Conqueror

King Tutankhamun is one of the most famous pharaohs in ancient Egyptian history. Tutankhamun was was alive from 1343 B.C. to 1325 B.C., and reigned the throne for just nine of the 18 years he was alive. He led a short, but somewhat successful life. However, he is also the center of one of history's biggest mysteries; How did he die?

King Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty during the New Kingdom Period. He unexpectantly died at the young age of 18 and was buried in a relatively small tomb meant for someone else as his royal tomb was not yet completed. In 1922 the world was shocked when King Tut’s tomb was discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. The press coverage sparked a world-wide interest in ancient Egypt and the things left behind by previous pharaohs. There have been many speculations about King Tut’s death but few researchers have been able to agree on a single cause. In 2005, a CT scan was taken of King Tut and showed a left leg fracture which possibly could have become infected leading to death (National Geographic News). In 2010, a DNA Analysis showed Malaria was present in the King’s system. And in 2012, surgeon Dr. Hutan Ashrafian presented a theory to ABC News that he believe that temporal lobe epilepsy caused the fatal fall which also broke Tut’s leg. However, Harvard

Despite the support from The Witan, Harold’s claim to the throne is problematic due to an oath. It is believed that Harold had made an oath to William Duke of Normandy, that he would help secure the throne for William upon Edward’s death. William profoundly believed that he would be the new King of England upon Edward’s death. It never occurred him that he would have to conquer England, in the words of Howarth. William’s relation to Edward, the promise Edward allegedly made, and Harold’s oath was security to William. The Norman’s angst against Harold as

However, Edward did something very odd—he promised the crown to William, Duke of Normandy—a cousin through Edward’s mother, Emma. This perplexingly odd promise was made even stranger when, according to the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold was shipwrecked off the coast of Normandy and brought to stay at the court of William. There he supposedly swore an unbreakable oath, giving William his loyalty and support in his path to the crown. He returned to England. Yet when the king died, his dying words seemed to be appointing Harold “protector” of England, which was interpreted as “king”. So Harold was named the king, breaking his supposed promise to William. Furious, William invaded England. Freshly crowned, Harold was not only dealing with this Norman threat, but also an invading Norwegian Viking army, led by Harald Hardrada, who, like William, also believed he had a claim to the throne. Harold easily defeated Harald’s forces at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (near York), but then was forced to drive his tired, bedraggled army to Hastings to confront the invading Norman troops. There, at the famed Battle of Hastings, William became William the Conqueror, decisively defeating the English, killing Harold, and winning the crown.

they were organized and knew what to do when the time came to set sail

This enabled him to come to power and rule at a young age. William was a very powerful and influential leader but also did some weird things. He married outside of his class, in fact he married someone way out of his class, he married a

William I became known as William the Conqueror through his will and determination. William gained power through his father and soon he climbed high enough to conquer England and become its new king.

William was young at this time in his life, but that didn’t mean he would back down from a fight. William was already the ruler of Normandy and this, the battle of hastings would give him his second country to rule. Although he would become ruler of England he still didn’t go there much he lived in Normandy, and was a very respectable and experienced ruler, under his reign the church flourished.

So, It has three days since news passed of the Declaration of Independence and I have been thinking about it since. It was and is still very shocking to hear that the colonies are actually coming through with breaking away from Britain. Here in Boston, King George III has taken away countless rights from us and forced soldiers into our homes. That is just plain wrong and I am more then willing to fight for my freedom in these situations. What do I even have to loose, I am as poor as a church mouse, I have only a few friends and my small family is so far away. How I see it, the people who wrote this Declaration of Independence just want the rights they should have had in the first place.

When you think leader, some think kings like William the Conqueror, others think of Prime Ministers such Winston Churchill, or even the leaders of the civil rights movement Martin Luther King Jr. They were all great men and had their time in the sun as great leaders, and they were some of the greatest leaders of their respective times and generations. There are many characteristics that go into a great leader. Things such as measurable things like education and votes in elections are easy to see and give a good impression. The greatest leader must have some of those measurable in his life time. Along with those easily visible things you need a multitude of other

King Tut was an Egyptian king that mysteriously died at age nineteen. The mystery starts when Akhenaten, who is Tut’s father marries Nefertiti and has Tut. After that, Akhenaten marries another woman and has Ankhesenamun. Akhenaten was hieratic, which means the belief in one God. Ancient Egyptians were polytheistic, which is the belief in many, or multiple Gods.

“The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States”(The Declaration of Independence). The American Colonies wanted to break away from Britain and they did this by using a waging war. The colonists thought of the King of Britain as an unfit ruler who made poor decisions.

It is at this time where early transitions and alliances started to pay off. Ancient traditions helped William maintain his ducal authority. Count William of Arques still had to pay homage to the duke. Probably the biggest reason William was able to maintain his authority was due to the Norman relationship with France. King Henry I supported William. Another break for William was the fact that King Henry didn’t take Normandy for himself. He did claim rights over Normandy and placed William under his protection. The King was exercising his rights as overlord to safeguard his kingdom. King Henry didn’t do this completely without any benefit to himself, he did take two fortresses.

Considering this, it is easy to presume that William II treated the church in the manner he did because he was treated unfairly by them.

Alfred the Great accomplished a great amount of things. At one point he established a friendly connection with some other English kingdoms and made laws to restrict the use of blood feuds. He motivated the citizens of his country to acquire skill in reading English. He went so far as to learning the Latin language and translating chief works into English  himself. He also wrote literature and may have been the author of  the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He boosted learning and literature and fortified Wessex security and protection. All in all, considering the fact that  King Alfred is the only English king that has been ​named "the great", he  probably achieved much more than people can list