11 October 1066
Battle of Hastings
Marches from London with about 5,000 men in an effort to surprise the Norman invaders
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Marches from London with about 5,000 men in an effort to surprise the Norman invaders
Harold reaches the ridge near Battle and camps opposite William's army on the evening before the decisive engagement.
Harold & his armies assemble near Battle after Harold has marched 58 miles from London. Arrives in battle after 58 mile march from London which had taken its toll in infantry
Fights with his brother Harold I at the Battle of Hastings, killed in battle
Victory goes to the Normans whose cavalry overcomes the Anglo Saxon foot soldiers. The Battle takes place just 3 days after the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Harold is killed in batlle
Killed alongside his brothers Harold and Gyrth in the Battle of Hastings
Marches from Hastings & reaches Telhan Hill 1 mile from Harold. Marches 7 miles from north of Hastings to confront Harold & catch him by surprise. Fields 4,000 Normans, 1,500 Flemings & 2,000 Bretons. Commands the Norman centre. Carries a mace & wears the relics upon which Harold had sworn his oath. Battle commences at 9 am when William orders his archers to fire at the English line
Harold is killed during the final phase of the Battle of Hastings, leaving the English army without its king.
Harold's troops hold their hilltop position through repeated Norman attacks during many hours of fighting.
Harold deploys his army on the ridge in a dense shield wall designed to resist Norman infantry and cavalry.
Identifies the remains of Harold II, she was his mistress
William founds Battle Abbey as a memorial and act of penance connected with the bloodshed at Hastings.
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