Harald hardrada biography of mahatma
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Battle of Hastings: Causes, Effects, & Major Facts
It is often erroneously stated that the Battle of Hastings, a conflict which raged about 1000 years ago, took place in Hastings. The actual location of the battle was about almost seven miles away – at a place now called Battle, a town in the district of Rother in East Sussex, England.
There is no doubt that the Battle of Hastings, which took place on October 14, 1066, was a pivotal event in English history. It marked the Norman conquest of England and the end of Anglo-Saxon rule, which had lasted for more than six centuries.
What else do we know about the Battle of Hastings? What were the main causes? And how significant was it to British history?
The Battle of Hastings, fought on October 14, 1066, was a decisive conflict between Harold’s English forces and William the Conqueror’s Norman army. Image: Norman knights and archers at the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Below, World History
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When we were in Istanbul in 2014, we were particular keen to see the famous Viking graffiti on a rail of the galleri of the beautiful Aya Sofya basilica. And there indeed it was, carved by Halvden, a 9th Century soldier of the Emperor’s Varangian Guard, an elite force of Viking mercenaries. The name Varangian derives from the Greek via Old Norse væringi or ‘pledge’.
This year, we visited York, successively a Roman, Saxon, and Viking city.
I have an intense interest in connections, in the valences that link people, times, and places. And in York, there were many. Constantine, the creator of the Byzantine Empire, and founder of Constantinople, was declared kejsare here on the death in York of his father. His statue sits (literally) outside York Minster. The långnovell brickage we saw in Ephesus, Palmyra, and Jerusalem was replicated here in York, and in the forts of Hadrian’s vägg. And it was exciting to discover another connection to Istanbul, and that long-de
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Gandhi
Never declares wars for which he can be branded a warmonger, and likes peaceful civilizations. Heavily dislikes warmongers.
- "Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever."
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), better known by the honorific Mahatma (meaning "great soul"), was an Indian lawyer and activist. As the ideological leader of the Indian independence movement, he is widely considered the symbolic father of modern India. He leads the Indians in Civilization VI.
Gandhi is the ultimate peacekeeping civilization, never declaring war unless he's regaining lost ground. He's growing big cities and hoping no one wants to fight him.
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Be kind, Gandhi Bapu, and you will find yourself surrounded by true friends. K