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William the Conqueror’s invasion plans

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The Norman Invasion in the D.S.A. In July 1066

A scholar has done an analysis of how many men and horses there may have been in D.E.V. in the early months of 1066. He highlights the challenges of dealing with that much, basically poo, provided by all of these people. So when I think of it, I think it's probably going to smell. The awareness of the tides was key. If you don't understand the tides, then the tidal range of the English channel is about 12 metres. It's a considerable change between low and high tide. Places that will land at one part of the day, if you pitch a tent there, and you come back six hours later, it won't be land

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