SAT写作经典例子之征服者威廉
<p> 征服者威廉</p><p> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conqueror">Conqueror</span> 1027 -- 1087</p><p> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>; <span word="born">born</span> <span word="c">c</span>. 1027, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Falaise">Falaise</span>, <span word="Normandy">Normandy</span>, <span word="France">France</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegitimate">illegitimate</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Normandy">Normandy</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1035 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Normandy">Normandy</span>. <span word="Violence">Violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="reign">reign</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feudal">feudal</span> <span word="barons">barons</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span> <span word="dukedom">dukedom</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="murdered">murdered</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="anarchy">anarchy</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="knighted">knighted</span> <span word="William">William</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teens">teens</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1042. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="William">William</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="duchy">duchy</span> . <span word="By">By</span> 1064, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="conquered">conquered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="provincesBrittany">provincesBrittany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Maine">Maine</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="childless">childless</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EnglandEdward">EnglandEdward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confessor">Confessor</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="grandfatherpromised">grandfatherpromised</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="throne">throne</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1066, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="lords">lords</span>, <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="Goodwin">Goodwin</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Witan">Witan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="lords">lords</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="succession">succession</span>, <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span>. <span word="William">William</span>, <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="betrayal">betrayal</span>, <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invade">invade</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enforce">enforce</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>.</p><p> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unrelenting">unrelenting</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="invaded">invaded</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="Harold">Harold</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Norway">Norway</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Norwegians">Norwegians</span>, <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="unwisely">unwisely</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="William">William</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="October">October</span> 14, 1066, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Battle">Battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hastings">Hastings</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stature">stature</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crowned">crowned</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p>
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