A Clash of Kings

In 1066 there was a sereis of battles that took place in the eastern and southern parts of England. From these battles there were two mighty kings and a conquering duke. This is a passage that will explain who had the rightful clame to the throne of England.

It all began when King Edward (a very holy man that spent much of his time confessing to god) got very sick. People called King Edward "the confessor". This was his nick-name because he confessed to god a lot. Edward died on the fifth of January 1066. When he died the nobles met in the Witan and agreed that Harold should be King. Harold was crowned on the day that Edward was buried. King Harold was the earl of Wessex that means that he is a member of the nobility and has plenty of rights to be king first He is an earl second he was chosen by the nobles . And in that time when the king died the nobles choice was above all.About 2,000 kilometers away was an unsatisfied King. his name was King Harold Hardrada of Norway. Hardrada was unsatisfied because he thinks that he should be the rightful king. A long time ago

Hardrada's ancestors were the rulers of England that makes him the rightful heir to the throne. So far King Harold has more claims and better reasons but there is still one more person who thinks that they should be king that person is Duke William of Normandy. In 1051 William said that Edward proclaimed him his successor and when Harold was captured by William he took an oath that William will be king. After Harold was crowned William told the pope that Harold is an oath breaker. In that time an oath breaker was basically the worst thing to be called. The word of Harold being an oath breaker quickly spread and gave William more claim to the throne. Over all King Harold and Duke William have the best, and the most powerful claims, but the Duke said that Harold was an oath breaker witch makes him have a powerful claim. I think that Duke William has a more powerful reason because being called an oath breaker is just bad, bad, bad!