Famous Dates
Battle of Hastings
1066
to relieve from an obligation
absolve
"When the ravens cease to fly round the mountain, Barbarossa shall awake and restore Germany to its ancient greatness."
German Legend
Norman who came to England to claim the throne - and took it.
William the Conqueror
Malcolm
Muslim recapture of Jerusalem
1187
to rush out from a fort
sally
"Because I have breathed upon thee, thou shalt accomplish whatever thou shalt undertake in peace or in battle."
St. Lazarus
Greatest statesman of the popes
Gregory VII
Saxon king of England after the Danish period
Edward the Confessor
First capture of Jerusalem by crusaders
1099
official rebuke
censure
"I cannot wear a crown of gold where Christ wore one of thorns."
Godfrey de Bouillon
Leader of the Muslims in their recapture of Jerusalem
Saladin
King of Scotland murdered by Macbeth
Duncan
nonbeliever in a particular religion
infidel
William the Conqueror
Holy Roman emperor who had to submit to the pope
Henry IV
Spanish military hero called El Cid
Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar
burial vault
sepulcher
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage..."
Macbeth
King of Castile who banished El Cid
Alfonzo
Saxon king of England defeated and killed by Norman army
Harold Godwinson