KS_outline_period3_Harold

  **//__Harold Godwinson, really suit for England?__//**  By Elliot Kuan, Ellie Mehrbakhsh, Sam Russell, and Samantha Ressler     ===// I. Introduction //  === <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="color: rgb(29, 6, 6)"> ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="color: rgb(29, 6, 6)">A. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">  <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="color: rgb(29, 6, 6)">We are the people from East England saying that Harold Godwinson is the man to blame for the loss of our country England, in 1066 to the Normans. We are not trying to say that Harold was a bad man, just a man who made some bad choices for England. <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">  ====

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====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">B. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> During Harold’s rule, he took away his brother Tostig’s Earldom, knowing that he would upset Tostig, which started a battle. When Duke William came and attacked, all of the men were very tired from the previous battle, so therefore did not do as well in the battle that cost England the throne. ====

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====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">C. Our presentation will hopefully persuade you that Harold was the cause for England to lose the throne. ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">**__<span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(20, 6, 6)"> II. __**//** <span style="color: rgb(20, 6, 6)">Harold put himself before others in every aspect of his ruling .**//<span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">A. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> During the whole time that Harold was fighting, he thought of himself before he thought of others. This is shown by the examples below. ====

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====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">B. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Harold demanded that all men (including farmers,) would be present the whole time while they were waiting for Tostig to attack. They were not allowed to leave, barely allowed to eat, and hardly slept. Harold had taken away all of the farmers so the women were left to do the harvesting, which led to very little food supply for anyone. ====

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====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">C. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Harold, in an attempt to defend his country, he makes his men march for 3 days so they can again wait for their enemy to approach. The men are not trained to be in the army, most of them are farmers or shepherds who are tired, hungry, and want to go home and see their family. On page 183 the men openly complain about their living conditions. But Harold continues making them march on, with no food or sleep, and then expects them to win whatever battle comes to them whenever their enemy arrives. ====

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====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">D. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> On page 240 in the middle of a battle that will change the whole future of England, Harold stops and feels bad for himself because all of his brothers are dead. He forgets about his people and puts himself before anyone else, again. ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(8, 2, 2)">**__//III.//__** **<span style="color: rgb(8, 2, 2)">//Harold’s cruel and/or cowardly actions towards Tostig helped in taking away the throne from England.// **

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">A.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Harold shouldn’t have taken away Tostig’s Earldom. On page147 when Harold said that he wouldn’t raise his sword against Northumbria. Tostig was confused and thought that Harold had turned against him when he really was trying to say that he was neutral. The confusion Harold created was part of the reason why a war was started. If there wasn’t a war with Tostig, we would’ve won against the Normans because we wouldn’t have been so tired from the previous battle. If Harold had given Tostig another position or given him a chance to make things right, there probably wouldn’t have been a war, which would’ve kept England in peace. =====

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====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 6, 6); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">B. Harold **<span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(15, 6, 6)">refused to kill Tostig at the battle of Stamford Bridge. He put Evyn’s life in danger and made him fight Tostig with no armor. On page 197-199 Tostig says”Come forth, Shadow, and fight a man of substance. He who is dumb must let his sword speak for him. Speak Shadow,” he cried, “or is your sword as dumb as you?” Harold is being selfish and making his men suffer and Evyn suffer for he will not kill Tostig for his own personal needs. This relates back to our first argument. **  ==== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">

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 * //__<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(15, 5, 5); line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">IV. __//**<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(15, 5, 5); line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(15, 5, 5); line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">//Harold is too scared to not agree to William’s oath, again putting his country in danger.//

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)">A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Harold took an oath to swear that William would be the next King, and then breaks the oath! =====

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)">   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)">B. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">On page 135— Harold swears; “… I accept William as the Lawful heir of the English  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5)"><span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)">Throne should King Edward die childless…”   <span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Harold knows that this will endanger the country, but he does it anyway because he is scared. Harold breaks the oath and this causes William to be mad and invade, and to eventually conquer and become King. =====

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)">C. Harold insults William’s daughter. <span style="color: rgb(21, 5, 5)"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> On page 135, he also pledges that he will marry Duke Williams Daughter, but he does not! This is disrespectful to the daughter and the Duke because he doesn’t end up marrying her. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">Also, When Harold is King, He doesn’t even communicate with William, which leads to William becoming more mad and deciding to invade. ===== <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="color: rgb(48, 3, 3)"> =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(48, 3, 3)">//__ **V.** __//   **Conclusion** <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">       = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color: rgb(48, 3, 3)">**A.** Harold is the right person to blame because he is the king of England and there for he has the most power. Tostig, Fyrd, and the Housecarls shouldn’t be blamed because they don’t have the type of power that Harold has. Harold was selfish and thought of his family before his kingdom. Harold also was afraid to do many things, he was afraid to refuse Duke William’s oath, and he was afraid to kill Tostig. Harold treated Tostig as a brother and not an enemy. <span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">   ======

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><span style="color: rgb(15, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="color: rgb(48, 3, 3)">B. All of these examples prove that Harold is guilty for letting Duke Williams become king of England. Harold is not a bad person he is just a bad ruler for England. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'">

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