Crowned Amid Panic.
On either side of the Conqueror in Westminster Abbey stood an AngloSaxon and a Norman prelate, the Norman being Godfrey, Bishop of Coutanees, while the Saxon was Ealdred, Archbishop of York, who officiated in the place of Stigand, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who had fled to Scotland. The moment arrived for the ancient form of popular election, and because of the two nationalities present, both the Saxon and the Norman prelates were to address the people. A confused acclamation arose from the spectators, which the Norman cavalry stationed outside mistook for disorder, and with incredible panic they set fire to the gates of the Abbey. Upon this the crowd of noble men and women within rushed out, and many were trampled down by the horses’ hoofs. Meanwhile the prelates and monks remained by William, who, it is related, trembled from head to foot for the only time in his life, while in the solitude of the practically deserted Abbey he was hurriedly crowned King of England. - .
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 72, 18 December 1928, Page 53 (Supplement)
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169Crowned Amid Panic. Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 72, 18 December 1928, Page 53 (Supplement)
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