Sunday, September 25, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: The Conqueror Sets Sail

September 28, 1066: William of Normandy's fleet sets sail for Pevensey, England.

Header: William the Conqueror's ships on the Bayeux Tapestry
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4 comments:

  1. Timmy!September 25, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Ahoy, Pauline! Or, as he was previously know, "William the Bastard"...

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  2. PaulineSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Yeah, well, it's hard out here for a Conqueror.

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  3. UndineSeptember 26, 2011 at 5:07 AM

    Me, I still prefer to think of him as "the Bastard." I've long had the feeling Hastings was one of those battles where the wrong side won. (Alas, poor Harold...)

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  4. PaulineSeptember 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    I agree; that arrow through the eye was pure luck, after all.

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