Hold! Hold! For by the Splendour of God, I have taken possession of my kingdom; the earth of England is in my two hands.

Norman conquest of England

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Reportedly shouted after falling during the Battle of Hastings

Date / Period

1066

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https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/williamofpoitiers.asp

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