History GCSE

Oaths and loyalty

What Oaths and loyalty means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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Norman sources claim Harold swore an oath on holy relics to support William's claim, an event William later used to justify his invasion.

Pearson Edexcel · Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 2 The last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisis (study guide)

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Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 2 The last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisis (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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