Harold Godwinson. Well, William of Normandy. Let's just say both guys did.
the battle of hastings was about who wanted to be king.
William wanted to be King of England.
there was the battle of hasting because William wanted to be the king and so hey had a battle to see if Harold was still the king or will willam take over
Harold Godwineson was crowned king of england before the battle of hastings william the conqueror wanted the throne so he started the battle
The Battle of Hastings took place because different people wanted to be King of England. And Harold claimed that he had been promised the throne by William. The Battle was between William the Conqueror and King Harold of England, on the 14th of October 1066.
William became king after the battle of hastings William became king after the battle of hastings
King Edward was king before the battle of Hastings, but made william duke of normandy heir to the throne.
William defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings
Because he wanted to be king of England after Edward the Confessor died with no heir to the thrown
Because he wanted to be the king of England however so did William duke of Normandy
The battle of Hastings happened because Harold Godwinson was just crown king and William duke of Normandy was very jealous. So he demanded a battle against each other.William wanted a battle because if he won he would have to be given the crown. :)
Winning the battle of hastings in 1066 established William I as the first Norman King of England.