In 1066, King Edward The Confessor dies leaving no apparent heir to the throne of England this leaving Harold Godwinson the King of England. This caused Harold Godwinson, King of England and William, Duke of Normandy to fight for the right of the English throne. This fight is called the Battle of Hastings, which was fought at Senlac Hills which is 7 miles away from Hastings, where William was victorious and got the rights to the English throne. There are many factors which contributed to William’s victory, mainly the superiority of his army, weaponry, tactics and a certain amount of luck on his side.
William had a superior, well prepared and well balanced army. William’s army was stronger as his army of cavalry, archers and infantry are very well disciplined and well trained whereas Harold’s army which consisted mostly peasants. Also, most of the best soldiers of Harold’s army had been lost in The Battle of Stamford Bridge and most of his army had run away to take care of their crops as it was Autumn and most of Harold’s army had been weakened by the trek to Hastings. …show more content…
This ship was full of wood and supplies this suggests that William’s army was well treated and well fed as the supplies included food, drinks and weaponry e.g. chainmail, helmets, swords and lancers . William’s army was very well prepared as they had months to train while they were in Normandy and when they had landed in Pevensey Bay they had 2 more weeks to prepare as they had to wait for Harold to arrive from the Battle of Stamford Ridge. During this time, they had built 2 Motte and Bailey castles using the wood that they bought from Normandy. These castles were built in Pevensey and Hastings these castles were to help protect William and his most important
William had a superior, well prepared and well balanced army. William’s army was stronger as his army of cavalry, archers and infantry are very well disciplined and well trained whereas Harold’s army which consisted mostly peasants. Also, most of the best soldiers of Harold’s army had been lost in The Battle of Stamford Bridge and most of his army had run away to take care of their crops as it was Autumn and most of Harold’s army had been weakened by the trek to Hastings. …show more content…
This ship was full of wood and supplies this suggests that William’s army was well treated and well fed as the supplies included food, drinks and weaponry e.g. chainmail, helmets, swords and lancers . William’s army was very well prepared as they had months to train while they were in Normandy and when they had landed in Pevensey Bay they had 2 more weeks to prepare as they had to wait for Harold to arrive from the Battle of Stamford Ridge. During this time, they had built 2 Motte and Bailey castles using the wood that they bought from Normandy. These castles were built in Pevensey and Hastings these castles were to help protect William and his most important