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If he'd lost he wouldn't be known at all. Nobody remembers who William conquered.
by skookumchuck 10y ago
If he'd lost he wouldn't be known at all. Nobody remembers who William conquered.
- uiri 10y agoBut we do remember the Battle of Hastings. For those who are curious, the loser in the Battle of Hastings was Harold II of England (or Harold Godwinson as his father was Godwin, Earl of Wessex). Interestingly enough, we do remember King Cnut, whose sister married Harold II's uncle.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoSome British remember a little too well perhaps ... bloody immigrants.
- huxley 10y agoIf he'd lost, he would have remained "William the Bastard" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror#cite_note-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror#cite_not...