3rd+Period+-+Tostig

=** __The Outline__ **= = Thesis Statement: Tostig Godwinson is at fault for the downfall of england because he was not caring for his people in Northumbria, and for seeking revenge after being exiled, therefore weakening England. = 1.Tostig not caring for the people of his nation Page 141 - Michael · Putting big taxes on the people that could not pay them. · The people’s harvest was not good that year and he let them starve and didn’t do anything about it. · While his people suffered he walked around in nice clothes and gold. 2. Morcar and Edwin came and told Harold what was happening in Northumbria -Jenna · Harold had said that since they had come alone he would not punish them but he would not allow them to call his brother and outlaw. · He agreed to help them. · Morcar and Edwin suggested taking Tostig out of his ruling place. · Harold said he could not do that and it would be better to have a council meeting with the King and ask him what he thought. 3. The Meeting with the King -Jenna · At the meeting Tostig did appear as asked but he did not talk. · The leaders of Northumbria spoke out against him. · The called him an outlaw and a man who did to care for his people. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> The other leaders thought he should be stripped of his name. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> The King agreed. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Tostig left the meeting in a rage. 4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Tostig Finding revenge -Jacqueline ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Tostig went to Denmark to ask his cousin for help to get revenge on England. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> King Svein said he would not help because he could barely keep out his enemy Norway, his armies were so week. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Tostig decided to go to his cousins enemy ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> He asked King Harald Hardrada of Norway to help him get his revenge. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> The King said he would help because he long coveted England. 5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Before the B<span style="color: rgb(12, 13, 12)">att<span style="color: rgb(30, 1, 1)"><span style="color: rgb(10, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">     <span style="color: rgb(30, 1, 1)"><span style="color: rgb(12, 13, 12)"><span style="color: rgb(7, 9, 7)"><span style="color: rgb(10, 0, 0)"><span style="color: rgb(241, 70, 211)">le- STEVEN!!!! ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Tostig raided the coast of England during the summer. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> He burnt every city in his way ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> He captured people to fight for his army ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> The people that didn’t want to fight were slaughtered

6.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> The Battle -Jacqueline ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Before the battle started Harold who was now King of England (since the late King had died) tried to make peace with Tostig but Tostig refused. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> The battle was bloody and many men died. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> King Harold, during middle of the battle tried again to make peace with Tostig but he refused again. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Near the end King Harold and Tostig were fighting and Harold could not bring himself to kill his brother. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Evyn stepped in and helped Harold and in the end Evyn stabbed Tostig. ·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Harold took Tostig away and they talked as much as they could until he died minutes later. Closing Statment- These are many reasons why Tostig Godwinson is to balme for the fall of England. He mistreated his people of Northumbria, he longed for revenge on his brother Harold and England, also he launched an attack on england which weakend the entire country.- Stephen