0
What else can I help you with?
Why should't Harold godwinson be king?
Well, he lost the battle of Hastings for a start. William of Normandy claimed that Harold Godwinsson had promised him the throne, so attacked.
Was Harold Hardrada related to Edward the Confessor?
Answer There is some confusion of names in this question. At the start of the year 1066 the King of England was Edward I, known as Edward The Confessor because he was a deeply pious Christian. He was later made a Saint. Harold Godwinson was Edward's brother-in-law (Edward was married to Harold's sister) and was extremely powerful as The Earl of Wessex. When Edward died on 5th January 1066, Harold Godwinson was proclaimed King by the Witan - an early forerunner of the English Parliament. Duke William of Normandy was a distant cousin of King Edward and he claimed that Edward had named him to be his successor - a claim also made by Harold Godwinson. Both claims may be true - it is possible that Edward had made the same promise to both men. In October 1066, Duke William invaded England and at the Battle of Hastings defeated King Harold and became King William I of England. Because he won the throne by means of invasion and battle, he is also known as William the Conqueror.
Why did the Norman conquest war start?
1066
How do you start a newspaper report on the battle of hastings off?
start of by introducing what the report is about (giving it a title doesnt mean yout introducing it) then you need to say who the people in the report are- harold godwinson earl of wessex. :~]
What year did harold and william start firghting over the thrown?
1066 and all that
What date did the battle against Harold and William start?
14 October 1066
How was Harold Godwinson unlucky?
Harold was very unlucky because after coming back to fight Harald Hardrada and the vikings. He met the Normans at a place later called Battle. Harold's men were very tired and exhausted and they definitely weren't ready to fight again so soon. There was also fewer soldiers ( because of the battle at Stamford Bridge ) and the Normans had 2000 men on horseback.
Where does the royal bloodline start?
William I, better known as William the Conquerer, who defeated Harold the Lesser and assumed the English throne in 1066.
How did Harold and William start the war?
they started by being born then being called Harold and William and then they fought a lot and they liked bread but they like the same bread(which was called Hastings bread) and then the battle of Hastings began
How did the quarrel between William and Harold start in 1066?
Legend has it that Harold supported William's claim to the throne as legitamte. However, when King Edward the Confessor died in January 1066, Harold rushed to London and had himself crowned King. As a result, William invaded England and defeated Harold at Hastings. The legend is that Harold promised to support Williams claim to the throne over his own, but when both the Witenagemot and King Edward himself (who was also supposed to have promised the throne to William) selected Harold to succeed Edward, he accepted it. This was a betrayal in William's eyes, and it committed the two kingdoms to War.
How did the battle of Bunker Hill start?
The British landed Charlestown Peninsula. They began marching towards Boston via Breeds Hill. They were met by William Prescott and his men.
Facts on the Battle of Hastings?
The Battle of Hastings was fought on October 14, 1066.The Battle of Hastings took place in a place called Battle and not at Hastings. Battle is about nine miles northwest of Hastings and it was named Battle after the Battle of Hastings. Before the Battle of Hastings, there was no city there. One location defined as the battlefield is at Senlac Hill.The opposing armies were the Norman army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army of King Harold II. Only the armored Norman cavalry fought on horseback.The English army was originally in a position of strength atop Senlac Hill. It was only when they left to attack the Normans that they became vulnerable.It was fought in 1066 between the Normans, led by William of Normandy, and the English, led by King Harold. King Harold and his two brothers were killed in the battle.· The battle of Hastings did NOT take place at Hastings but in a place a few miles away· The king at the time was Harold Godwin· There were 2 invasions happening in that year one by the Vikings and the other by The Normans.· The Normans ( when they landed) built a wooden castle for defence· Harold Godwin and his House carls rode ahead of the northern fryd which meant they hat to raise a new army in the south·it took place in 1066The Battle of Hastings took place because the English Earl, Harold Godwinson, claimed the English throne for himself even though he had already promised to support the claim to the throne that had been made earlier by the Norman Duke, William of Normandy,The Normans were people of Viking origin who had conquered northern France and had settled there.They built an invasion fleet which enabled men and horses to be carried across the English Channel.They landed on the South coast of England near Hastings.Harold and his followers rushed to meet him after fighting other Vikings in the North of England.They fought what is now called the Battle of Hastings in 1066.Duke William's cavalry were too strong for the English foot soldiers. Harold was killed.A tapestry, known as the Bayeux Tapestry, tells the story of the battle and suggests Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye.William and his army conquered all of England and then all of its lands were shared out between the king and his barons.William was crowned in London as William I of England.
