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= William The Conqueror and The Battle of Hastings =

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Many things done throughout history have continued to repeat themselves because repetition of historical events is inevitable, and one of the most inevitable things to happen throughout history has been, still is, and will continue to be war. An excellent example is the Battle of Hastings. The battle itself used many tactics and styles of fighting from the past and we have learned and embellished them for modern use. William the Conqueror's army used such battle formations as the Phalanx, a solid form of both defense and offense, often used by both Spartans and Romans in ancient times. As William the Conqueror had attacked to conquer for more land we do so today and in ancient times. Thus there have been many things done throughout history that repeat themselves and war is the biggest part of it. KC Works Cited
 * “Battle of Hastings (Historical Account), October 14, 1066.” DISCovering World History. Detriot: Gale, 2003. N. pag. Student Resource Center. Web. 5 May 2010.

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William the Conqueror was the Duke of Normandy, who lead the Normans into the battle of Hastings with the Anglo-Saxons. The Battle of Hastings was started when King Edward died and Duke William of Normandy, and also Earl Harold of Wessex wanted the throne. Later William the Conqueror heard news that Harold was appointed King of England. For the next several months William the Conqueror got his army and ships ready for battle against Harold, at the same time Harold was fighting the Vikings. Right after King Harold's victory against the Vikings, his army marched down to Hastings, which is approximately 250 miles away from where they were from. Once the Anglo-Saxons got to Hastings, they were tired from the battle against the Vikings & from their long march there. During the battle, Anglo-Saxons held their ground but Norman archer's shot their arrows at them, which killed many Anglo-Saxons because they were all close together & had no room to move around. After a little, Normandy had won the battle & William the Conqueror was appointed King of England. That is the story of William the Conqueror and the battle of Hastings. NH Works Cited
 * “Hastings, Battle of.” The Middle Ages. Ed. William Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 193-194. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 May 2010.

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