Why did the Normans win the Battle of Hastings? Introduction On October 14th 1066, William ll of Normandy came head to head in a battle with King Harold ll in hope to win the throne of England, as Edward the Confessor had not awarded it to him before his death. Harold was killed during the battle, therefore losing it and the throne of England. William was crowned King of England. In this essay, it will be necessary to discuss why William Duke of Normandy and his army won the Battle of Hastings.
Luck Luckily for William, the wind changed direction in his favour on his journey north to England. When Harold had been fighting the Vikings in the north of England, some of his best troops were killed, giving a huge advantage to the Normans. Very luckily for the Normans, Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye at a key stage of the battle, leaving the Saxons without their leader. Another advantage to the Normans was that the Saxons were already exhausted after their battle with the Vikings and then had to march straight away on the long trip from Stamford Bridge to Battle. My Conclusion Overall I think that the main
I knew I needed help on my small farm and he needed help refining his life. He was a bar room brawler and rude and angry most of the time. I struggled with him, but after a few weeks, I became a mentor to Daniel. Daniel worked hard with me and proving himself to me and others, I helped him get a job as a wagoner. He soon joined the British Army and served them well for many years until he was wounded by Indians in the back of the neck.
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October, 1066 and it was the Normans who eventually came on top as Harold ll was slain and his army was crushed. One of the key factors that took part in English defeat was that the English army was simply too tired after the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Harold had to fight hard to defeat Harald Hardrada of Norway and Harold’s brother Tostig Godwinson which must have seriously affected Harold’s strength at Hastings three weeks later. Harold and his men were simply exhausted and
His tutor, Aristotle instilled the notion of “never to give up” in his mind. When his father, Philip II passed away, he was determined to accomplish his father’s dream, by conquering Asia. Lastly, after the first siege against the Persians, he arrived at a small village that contained the Gordian knot. People believed that whoever untied the knot, they would be able to conquer the world. When Alexander stumbled upon the knot, he knew it was impossible to untie so he hacked the rope until he saw he knot and untied it.
He was a very experienced and ruthless military commander, ruler and administrator who had unified Normandy and inspired fear and respect outside of his duty. From a young age he had learnt that in order to survive he had to ‘meet force with force’ – a lesson he had learnt from the assassinations attempts he endured after being named Duke of Normandy at aged 7. His frequent practice of this belief – in every battle he fought, including that against the unruly barons who had tried to assassinate him – shows that William believed military tactics an skills were important to succeed in life and so had the upper hand when it came to the Battle of Hastings, and his persistent bravery in the face of danger led to his reputation of being a skilled and successful battle leader. Furthermore, William knew that his cavalry was extremely important and had learnt this from previous battles he had fought, e.g. at Civitate in 1053 where the skilled and co-ordinated use of lances while on horse led to a Norman victory over the Germans.
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The chance of Henry being heir to the throne was in the smallest percentile. this was an huge barrier to overcome in order for Henry to rise to power although this barrier soon cease to exist as Arthur dies at the early age of 15 the cause of his death was unknown. the death of Arthur meant the destruction of the foreign treaty made by marriage between Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon and HENRY VII and this was the only foreign alliance his father had and this treaty kept out the threat of an invasion by France which was a formidable enemy. For the fact that this was the only foreign treaty/alliance made by his dad was also implied as a threat as the source said “His grip on the English throne had long been considered both illegitimate and untenable by most European powers“ this implies that England as an international power was weak, ineffective and the finance of England wasn’t the greatest compared to the rich and powerful France and this was a continuous threat that HENRY VIII as the king of England faced after a betrayal from Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon of Spain and also a failed invasion of France and now this caused an even more problematic issue as England faced multiple threat without the foreign treaty of Spain by the Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. Even after the betrayal of Spain England would always be
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