Children of the Norman Conquest
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Why Didn't William Just Execute Political Opponents?
Why didn't william just have edgar effling got rid of? Well, a absolutely get grested, am and i, i shall take on it. Even at the time, that was seen as an extreme and an unusual thing to do. I mean, i suppose it's part of the the bigger story. There is so of underpinning all l all of your book, a the accommodation that was being sought between conqueror and conquered people. And clearly bumping off ke figurings ofthe previous anglo on royal house would not have helped him in reaching an accommodation.
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