Battle of Hastings

• William the Conqueror launched a naval invasion of Anglo-Saxon England in 1066.
• The Battle of Hastings was fought on the 14th October 1066.
• Fought between...

  Harold Godwinson and William Duke of Normandy
• William won because..

  -Williams tactics: he did a feigned (fake) retreat which broke the English Shield Wall

  -Harold Godwinson's weaknesses: his army was tired as it had previously been fighting at the Battle of Stanford bridge

  -Factor of chance: the wind changed direction, allowing William to set sail from Normandy