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Harold鈥檚 Oath to William the Conqueror
In 1054 King Harold (Harold the Confessor) swore an oath to William the Conqueror promising him help to gain the English throne. The Normans claimed that he swore willingly while the Saxons claimed that he acted under subjugation. Both versions are reconstructed here.
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