page_title: Conquest
section_title: Plunder
hierarchical_section_title: Conquest / Plunder
caption_attribution_description: English: Bayeux Tapestry - Scenes 55 &amp; 56 - Duke William lifts his helmet to be recognized on the battlefield of Hastings. Eustace II, Count of Boulogne points to him with his finger.In the bottom margin, a row of archers. Titulus: HIC EST WILLEL[MUS] DUX (Here is Duke William) Français&#160;: Tapisserie de Bayeux - Scènes 55 &amp; 56 - Le duc Guillaume soulève son casque et se fait reconnaitre sur le champ de bataille d'Hastings. Eustache II de Boulogne le désigne du doigt. Dans la marge inférieure, une rangée d'archers. Légende en latin&#160;: HIC EST WILLEL[MUS] DUX (Voici le duc Guillaume) Nederlands: Het tapijt van Bayeux - Scenes 55 &amp; 56 - Hertog Willem de Veroveraar tilt zijn helm omhoog om op het slagveld van Hastings erkend te worden. Eustatius II, graaf van Boulogne, wijst naar hem met zijn vinger. Aan de onderste rand is een rij van boogschutters te zien. Latijnse uitleg: HIC EST WILLEL[MUS] DUX (Hier is Hertog Willem)
context_page_description: Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms. Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Gaul, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and various Muslim conquests, all of which were successful in bringing foreign states under the conquerers control. These conquests provided great wealth, power and prestige for the conquerers, a key motivation in the expenditure of resources required to conquer in the first place. Conquest was a key component of colonialism, as various European powers sought to expand their influence by conquering various territories of other continents and thereby gaining access to their resources and population. Military conquest is no longer prevalent in the world, as global unity increased with the formation of the United Nations, so too did global disapproval of military conquest and expansionism.
context_section_description: Plunder has in all times and places been a result of war, the conquerors taking whatever things of value they find. The desire for it has been one of the commonest causes of war and conquest.
caption: William the Conqueror leads his troops at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, Bayeux Tapestry.
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