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Harold Godwinson’s sons, continuing their family’s tradition of piracy, return to England with a fleet from Ireland to challenge the crown. Despite the questionable success of this approach in the past, they inflict generational damage on the southern English coast, highlighting a mix of political motivation and opportunistic plunder. The campaign, however, ends disastrously for them, with significant losses and forced retreat to Flanders, underscoring the complex dynamics of power, loyalty, and resistance in post-conquest England.
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