Battle of Hastings

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    • Fight for the throne
      • No king for England
        • Harold Godwinson
          • Noble Englishman
            • Made himself king
              • Found out William was going to attack.Waitedon shore of Isle of White...
                • After a long time he went back to London
                  • William heard of  Harold Hadrada and went north to face him
                    • Nearly straight after his battle, he had to go back down to the south of England when he heard William had attacked.
                      • Harold's army was at the top of the hill, but had a weak and tired army.
                        • William first tried using his archers but they could not get their arrows up the hill
                          • When he saw his archers were not working,he sent his foot soldiers to attack the soldiers.
                            • However they couldn't get past the wall.
                              • After this, William sent his Cavalry to help,but it didn't work either.
                                • After a long time,his right part of army retreated.
                                  • When Harold's                Inexperienced army (the fyrd) saw this,they ran down the hill after the normans
                                    • Harold tried his best to stop them but he was not strong enough.
                                      • At this point of the war there were only a few hours left till night.
                                      • Harold fought bravely,but died by an arrow in the eye
                                  • William saw this and continued doing this until he whole shield wall had broken.
                                    • Soon,William had the Harold's army trapped and killed them.
                                      • William had won the Battle of Hastings
                        • Harold had formed his shield wall to protect his soldiers.All he had to do now was to wait until the next day when he could get reinforcement.
                          • When Harold's                Inexperienced army (the fyrd) saw this,they ran down the hill after the normans
                            • Harold tried his best to stop them but he was not strong enough.
                              • At this point of the war there were only a few hours left till night.
                              • Harold fought bravely,but died by an arrow in the eye
        • William of Normandy
          • French duke
            • Wanted to attack
              • Made himself king
                • Found out William was going to attack.Waitedon shore of Isle of White...
                  • After a long time he went back to London
                    • William heard of  Harold Hadrada and went north to face him
                      • Nearly straight after his battle, he had to go back down to the south of England when he heard William had attacked.
                        • Harold's army was at the top of the hill, but had a weak and tired army.
                          • William first tried using his archers but they could not get their arrows up the hill
                            • When he saw his archers were not working,he sent his foot soldiers to attack the soldiers.
                              • However they couldn't get past the wall.
                                • After this, William sent his Cavalry to help,but it didn't work either.
                                  • After a long time,his right part of army retreated.
                                    • William saw this and continued doing this until he whole shield wall had broken.
                                      • Soon,William had the Harold's army trapped and killed them.
                                        • William had won the Battle of Hastings
                          • Harold had formed his shield wall to protect his soldiers.All he had to do now was to wait until the next day when he could get reinforcement.
                • Got ready to attack but the winds were not favourable for ships to sail across
              • William decided to attack Harold with a strong army.
              • Harold Hadrada
                • Viking
                  • Attacked Harold Godwinson in the north
            • Black Death
              • Bubonic Plague
                • Got buboes
                  • Victim started to vomit and develop a fever
                    • Dark blotches under the skin
                      • The disease attacked the nervous system and the victim suffered spasms.
                        • Sometimes the buboes and the victim was saved (most of the time)
                • By the oriental flea
              • Pneumonic Plague
                • Through cough
              • Septimatic Plague
                • Plague enters blood stream
              • 40% of the priests died.
                • This is because when a peasant had the plague and was about to die, they had to confess their sins to the priest and therefore passed the plague to them.
              • What peasants thought caused the plague.
                • Bad air (miasma)
                • God was angry and was punishing them.
                • The fume of the volcano (Italy)
                • Position of the planets
                • Jews were poisoning the water. Christians hated Jews as they were money lenders.
                • Imbalance of humour - black bile,yellow bile, phlegm, blood.
              • What they did about it.
                • Held bread against the buboe and buried it.
                • cleaned the rubbish on the streets.
                  • Bad air (miasma)
                • Killed Jews
                  • Jews were poisoning the water. Christians hated Jews as they were money lenders.
                • carried spices
                  • pray
                    • God was angry and was punishing them.
                  • Keep air moving- birds and bells.
                    • Cut buboes and **** pus
              • Attacked Harold Godwinson in the north

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