why did willam win the battle of hastings

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  • Created on: 04-01-19 13:09

why did willam win the battle of hastings

Advantages

  • Harold mistakes
  • Harold leaving the south underfended and to go fight in the north in the norwegin invasion
  • Harold army was exhausted from the norwegin invasion
  • Harold didn't need to fight
  • he was overconfident and allowed his personal feelings to take control of his strageic decisions
  • could of waited for the earls to join him
  • he could of straved willam out
  • the English army was using the old scandavain method rather than the sosphicated europen warfare
  • willam had been fighting in wars for years.
  • the rumors for willam being dead gave them an adavantage
  • willam fautless preparation made him win the battle
  • willam was lucky the wind changed so he could arrive on the south coast it was belived it was a sign from god to conquered England
  • willam was able to conqueror through the support of the pope the papl banner which made lots of peasnts and people to risk their life for god they believed willam was the right heir to the throne

Disadvantages

  • Harold didn't need to fight
  • Harold could of gathered more forces to win
  • willam at the beginning of the hill was at the bottom so his archers found it difficult to defend  t
  • he didn't want his troops to become exhausted

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