William the Conqueror...and Justin Timberlake?!
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William the Conqueror's invasion of England was a historical turning point, memorialized in the Bayeux Tapestry, textbooks and history lectures to this day. With this video from YouTube channel historyteachers, you can learn about the Norman invader William the Conqueror through lyrics set to music from the Justin Timberlake classic of car radios and high school dances everywhere, "Sexyback."
Why do you think the Bayeux Tapestry was commissioned? Have you heard the quote "History is written by the victors?" Do you think that quote holds true in the case of the Battle of Hastings, and how might our interpretation of the event be different had Harold won?
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