Which statement accurately describes the result of the Battle of Hastings in A.D. 1066? A. Emperor Charlemagne defeated a Viking

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Which statement accurately describes the result of the Battle of Hastings in A.D. 1066? A. Emperor Charlemagne defeated a Viking

army that was trying to occupy Normandy. B. Otto I defeated the Franks and was named emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. C. Richard the Lion-Heart defeated Saladin to capture Jerusalem for the Crusaders. D. William the Conqueror defeated King Harold and established Norman rule over England.

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Vladimir [108] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-01T23:53:09+03:00

D. William the Conqueror defeated King Harold and established Norman rule over England.

1066 is when William the Conqueror (the french duke of Normandy) first began the Norman conquest of England. It was at the Battle of Hastings that he defeated The Anglo-Saxon King Harold II. William the Conqueror would then be the first Norman King of England.