and what preparations did the duke of normandy make?
William assembled a large invasion fleet and an army gathered from Normandy and the rest of France, including large contingents from Brittany and Flanders.
Battle of Hastings
William assembled a large invasion fleet and an army gathered from Normandy and the rest of France, including large contingents from Brittany and Flanders.
when did the battle of hastings start and finish The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. who all fought in this battle? The Norman- French army and the English army. who won? The Norman-French army of William. where did this battle take place? Approximately northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex. what was the reason for this battle? The  death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. who led the english? Harold Godwinson. and the french? William, the Duke of Normandy. what rank did the english leader have? He was an Anglo-Saxon King. what preparations did he make for the battle? The English army was organised along regional lines, with the "fyrd", or local levy, serving under a local magnate – whether an earl, bishop, or sheriff.
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Battle of Hastings [SEP] William's preparations and landing
William assembled a large invasion fleet and an army gathered from Normandy and the rest of France, including large contingents from Brittany and Flanders. He spent almost nine months on his preparations, as he had to construct a fleet from nothing. According to some Norman chronicles, he also secured diplomatic support, although the accuracy of the reports has been a matter of historical debate. The most famous claim is that Pope Alexander II gave a papal banner as a token of support, which only appears in William of Poitiers's account, and not in more contemporary narratives. In April 1066 Halley's Comet appeared in the sky, and was widely reported throughout Europe.