In 1066, after Harold had been Coronated, the Normans, under William, set about their campaign.
The signs from the 'Gods' were in place, after the sighting of Halleys Comet, to suggest to the masses that a wrong decision had been made in the Royal appointment of Harold as King of England.
William in the first instance sent an envoy of his Nobles to the Pope at the Vatican in Rome to receive his official blessing before an invasion of England could take place.
Once the approval was in place, William planned a pincer attack via attacks in the North and South of England.
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