In the year of 1066, King Edward had died. Although leaving the throne to Harold Godwinston, Earl of Wessex, the new king had competition against his title. The two opposition were King Hadrada of Norway and Duke William of Normandy. My personal opinion is that Duke William of Nomandy had the rightful claim to the throne. Duke William of Normandy insisted that when King Edward had visited Normandy in 1051, he had promised the throne to William. It is said that in 1064, the Duke had captured Harold Godwinston and made him take an oath to promise help William become King. When Harold Godwinstion didn't fall through the plan of helping William, the Duke called him an "oath-breaker", which was a serious statement in the period of time. Even the Pope supported William, and had the approval of the Pope to conquer England. That was exactly what the Duke did in 1066, October.
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