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Background To Hastings Aug 2021
Background To Hastings Aug 2021
2) What can we infer about medieval kings from reading this passage?
What other qualities do think
medieval kings required?
The situation in 1066
At the start of 1066, King Edward the
Confessor was a sick old man. He had
been King for many years but it was
clear he would not live long.
Who would be the next
king?
Normally, it is the
King’s son…………………
However……….Edward had no son!
There was no clear heir!
Harold Godwineson
King Harold
Hardraada
William, Duke of
Normandy
5 January 1066
The King has died without
an heir.