Why was King Canute important?
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Why was King Canute important?
Empires:
When the Roman republic died in the wake of the conflicts between Julius Caesar's enemies and allies, it left a void of power that allowed ambitious men, like Octavius Augustus, to seize the opportunity of grabbing power for himself. This gave rise to one of the most powerful empires ever created.
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View this answerKing Canute was important because he had the opportunity of creating an empire which would have united England, Denmark, and Norway. Had his...
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