KS_outline_period4_Edward



//__ **Outline for Incriminating King Edward:**  __ ////

__**Sarah** __//  //Introduction: We, the people of Wessex, believe that King Edward is the culprit for our loss of our freedom, the country, and the Battle of Hastings. King Edward had close ties with the Normans. While there were problems going on elsewhere the king was monitoring the construction of his monastery instead of using his time and money preparing his army for battle. He also had not chosen a rightful heir yet which still left the possibility for William of Normandy to be England king. King Edward had failed to hear the cries of his country and he was not uniting his country with others so it led to a war that he had not prepared for. He should be blamed for losing during the Battle of Hasting because he was not prepared and neither was his country so England could not win.//

//__ **Tori** __// // I. The first reason that Edward is responsible for losing the battle of Hastings is because he did not declare a rightful heir, and so many people thought that they were the heir. // // A. Since King Edward’s other heir was Duke William, thus making Duke William think that he was the rightful heir, and he tried to take over England. // // i. 157 - “Edwards only other relative is William of Normandy, and we all know that he has no love for the English.” // // ii. Edward did not have any children, and he knew that William would think he was the heir, but failed to declare the heir before he died. // // B. King Edward had been sick for a while, and failed to declare an heir. // // i. 148 - “King Edward began coughing violently…” // // ii. Edward had been sick for a long time, and he did not declare an heir, even though he could have, because he had been sick for a long time. //

// II. Another reason why King Edward was responsible was because he did not do what he was supposed to do while he was king. // // a. Edward spent all of his time building monasteries and hunting, while he should have been training his army. // // i. 137 - “There Edward was supervising the last details of his magnificent church, Westminster Abby.” // // ii. Edward had spent all of his time making monasteries rather than training the army. //<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> // iii. 245 - “Panic erupted within the English Ranks as the men of the fyrd despaired and fled.” //<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> // iv. Since the army was not trained well enough, they fled, and did not fight well.//<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> //__ **Kashif** __// //VI. The final reason why King Edward is responsible for the loss of the Battle of Hastings is that he did not hear the cries of his country.// //i) “The harvest was poor in Northumbria this year. The rains fell hard and long, and much of the barley rotted in the fields before could be brought into the barns. The people have barely enough to hold the through winter. But Earl Tostig has refused the requests for mercy. He has exacted an even heavier harvest tax than in years past.”(pg.141) Tostig raises the taxes and he does not listen to their cries for mercy.// //ii) “King Edward has not heeded the cries of the Northumbrian people. He loves Tostig to much to see the injustices he has occurred.” (pg.141) Tostig and King Edward go hunting together. The people of Northumbria go to King Edward and ask for his help but King Edward lives Tostig too much to listen them.// //iii) “It is an evil thing when those who are countrymen fight with one another. It weakens the whole kingdom and leaves us prey to foreign invaders.”(pg.143) this refers to Tostig and King Edward against the people of Northumbria and those of Wessex.//

//This incident resulted in stripping Tostig of his Earldom, this infuriated Tostig who seeked revenge on Harold. Upon the death of King Edward Harold was named king, this infuriated Tostig even further. This led to The Battle of Hastings, followed by the invasion of England by Duke William of Normandy and the eventual destruction of England. Had King Edward listened to the pleas for help from the citizens of Northumbria and ruled justly and not favoring Tostig there would not have been the dissension and eventual collapse of England.//

//Conclusion: So in conclusion King Edward is responsible for the battle of hasting in many terms. To conclude this he was so in depth into himself he did not pay attention to his people or what might happen if he were to die. King Edward was trying to get his people into trouble by focusing on building monasteries instead of preparing his troops for battle. This suggests that king Edward is completely and fully responsible for the battle of Hastings.//
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