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What king led the English army in the battle of Hastings?

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King Harold.

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English king defeated at the Battle of Hastings?

Harold


How did the English lose so disastrously at the Battle of Hastings?

Because the English King, Harold made a big mistake which lead to William of Normandy and his army (later William I of England to win the battle and become King of England


What were the events that happened before the battle of Hastings?

there where no breaks at the battle of hastings as it was fight to the death except for when the English thought they had won and the Norman army killed the English king and then the army was destoyed


Why was William able to take control of England after the battle of hastings?

Because he had killed his rival King Harold, and defeated the English (Anglo-Saxon) army.


Who was at the Battle of Hastings?

The Norman invasion army of William of Normandy was met by King Harold of England.


What did king Harold do when William had landed near Hastings?

Formed an army and marched south to do battle with him.


Where did Harold land in Norway in the battle of Hastings?

The battle of Hastings was fought on the morning of the 14th October 1066. The English army, led by King Harold, deployed on Senlac hill, where the Abbey and town of Battle now stand. Hasting is in England (Britain) in the area of East Sussex not Norway


What was the result of the battle of Hastings in1066?

It was a victory for the Normans who defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and then the Duke of Normandy declared himself as King William of England


Who lost The Battle of Hastings?

The battle was fought between Normandy and England. The Norman ruler who engaged in the battle was William the Conqueror and the English king was King Harold II. King Harold II was killed and England lost this battle and Normandy took over rule in 1066, England begrudgingly accepted William as their king.


Which armys were there in the Battle of Hastings 1066?

In the Battle of Hastings (October 1066), the Norman army of William the Conqueror (with the help of vassal troops from Brittany, Flanders, Italy and elsewhere) defeated the Saxon army of King Harold II.


Who was battling out in the Hastings battle?

The English King, Harold hardrada and William, Duke of Normandy.


Who was English king that was defeated at the battle of hastings in 1066?

Harold was defeated by William the conqueror.