The Battle of Hastings - 1066

The Battle of Hastings - 1066

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• Key events of the Battle of Hastings
• Important Dates relating to the Battle of Hastings

• Wessex and the Anglo-Saxons - Where was Wessex?
• Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Who was Alfred the Great? What were the 'Burhs' (Burghs) and why were they so important to Wessex?
• The Kings of England 871 - 1066
• The Claims to the Throne of England in 1066 following the death of King Edward the Confessor
• The Norman Claim to the English crown - Duke William the Bastard
• The Viking Claim to the English Throne - Hardrada
• The Harold Godwinson of Wessex claim
• The Claim of Edgar the Aetheling
• The Shipwreck and the Agreement between Harold and Duke William
• The Norman Holy Crusade

• England prepares for the Norman Invasion
• Duke William prepares at the River Dives
• The Viking Invasion
• Harold marches to York
• The Battle of Gate Fulford
• The Battle of Stamford Bridge
• The Norman Invasion begins

• Contenders for the English throne led to the Battle of Hastings
• Harold's Pledge to Duke William of Normandy
• William obtains the Pope's approval to attack England
• Norman preparation for the Invasion - a Holy War
• King Harold prepares for battle against the Normans
• Treachery! Earl Tostig plots with King Hardrada of Norway
• The Vikings Invade! The Battle of Fulford
• The Battle of Stamford Bridge
• The Norman Invasion - Preparations at Dives
• Duke William Lands at Pevensey - The Normans Invade England
• King Harold Receives News Of The Norman Invasion at York
• King Harold Gathers an army In London
• Duke William Builds a Pre-Built Castle at Pevensey
• The Norman Invaders March To Hastings
• King Harold's Noble Strategy
• King Harold at Senlac (Re-Named Battle), near Hastings
• Duke William enters negotiations with the Saxons

• The Battle Of Hastings Dawns
• Duke William prepares for the Battle of Hastings
• Duke William raises The Papal Standard
• Duke William issues battle orders
• King Harold Prepares For Battle
• King Harold issues his battle orders
• The Normans advance
• The two armies meet
• The Battle Of Hastings
• The Battle Of Hastings rages from 9am to 3pm
• King Harold is Shot above the eye
• The Norman's Strategy deceives the Saxons
• The Story of the Saxon Knight
• The Story of the Norman Knight
• The Saxon Barricades are broken
• Duke William in battle
• The Normans close ranks on the Saxons
• The wounded King Harold is killed by the Normans
• The English Retreat at the Battle of Hastings
• The Normans win the Battle of Hastings
• The aftermath of the Battle of Hastings
• The Burial of King Harold
• Review of the Battle of Hastings

• Biography of Edward the Confessor
• Biography of King Harold II Godwinson
• Biography of William the Conqueror

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