3 ms·
At the time it was important, but the real impact came later when it was absolutely pivotal in giving British school children something to learn about and write
by onion2k 8mo ago
At the time it was important, but the real impact came later when it was absolutely pivotal in giving British school children something to learn about and write a report on for one summer of their school life. There isn't a single person who went to school in England who doesn't know about the battle, the Bayeux Tapestry, and the Doomsday book.
(Hyperbole obviously, before people reply to say they went to Hastings Secondary and have never heard of William the Conqueor.)
- testdelacc1 8mo agoI’ve never heard of William the Conqueor.
- davidwritesbugs 8mo agoIf you're British then that is a majestic fail. My children are taught that in primary school.
- luxpir 8mo agoRead again closely.
- testdelacc1 8mo agoIf you’re British then that is a majestic fail in reading English. Perhaps they taught you some other language in school?
- davidwritesbugs 8mo agoJesus. Do you perform in public too?
- bryanrasmussen 8mo agoWilliam the Conqueor was a fellow who used to make horns out of the shells of large sea snails; he used to travel across the Pacific in a catamaran, from island to island make horns and selling them. If William the Conqueor had been on the English side at the Battle of Hastings then the English would have one because their warning horns would have been top notch, everybody says so.