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1042 ( 20 ) Harold II . Son of Godwin d . 1066 ( See p . 10 , s . 33 ) 6 11 Robert , Duke of Normandy ( See p .
1042 ( 20 ) Harold II . Son of Godwin d . 1066 ( See p . 10 , s . 33 ) 6 11 Robert , Duke of Normandy ( See p .
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At that date there were three candidates for the crown : ( 1 ) Edward's nephew , Edgar Atheling , grandson of Edmund Ironside ; ( 2 ) his cousin , William , Duke of Normandy , to whom he was said to have promised the succession ...
At that date there were three candidates for the crown : ( 1 ) Edward's nephew , Edgar Atheling , grandson of Edmund Ironside ; ( 2 ) his cousin , William , Duke of Normandy , to whom he was said to have promised the succession ...
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Immediately after his accession , Harold , whilst engaged in repelling Harold Hardrada , the King of Norway , and his own brother Tosti , who had invaded the country in the north , was summoned southwards to engage William , Duke of ...
Immediately after his accession , Harold , whilst engaged in repelling Harold Hardrada , the King of Norway , and his own brother Tosti , who had invaded the country in the north , was summoned southwards to engage William , Duke of ...
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11 Robert , Duke of Normandy ( See p . 13 , s . 38 ) ( 21 ) * William the Conqueror d . 1087 Richard ( See p . 13 , s . 38 ) ( 22 ) William II . d . 1100 ( 23 ) Henry I. d . 1135 Henry V. Emperor of Germany , 1st husband of Maud 3rd ...
11 Robert , Duke of Normandy ( See p . 13 , s . 38 ) ( 21 ) * William the Conqueror d . 1087 Richard ( See p . 13 , s . 38 ) ( 22 ) William II . d . 1100 ( 23 ) Henry I. d . 1135 Henry V. Emperor of Germany , 1st husband of Maud 3rd ...
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Robert , the eldest , inherited the Duke- dom of Normandy , which he subsequently mortgaged , in 1096 , to his brother , in order to join in the Crusades with Stephen , Count of Blois , the husband of his sister Adela .
Robert , the eldest , inherited the Duke- dom of Normandy , which he subsequently mortgaged , in 1096 , to his brother , in order to join in the Crusades with Stephen , Count of Blois , the husband of his sister Adela .
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| Title | The civil service history of England, revised and enlarged by H.A. Dobson |
| Author | Frederick Avarne White |
| Editor | Henry Austin Dobson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1871 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Jul 2006 |
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