oct 14, 1066 - Battle of Hastings
Description:
English march 180 miles in 5 days.
-English positioned on top of Senlac Hill
-Norman archers fail to damage shield wall
-Norman foot archers and cavalry fail to break shield wall
-Norman army start to loose faith
-William takes of helmet to motivate his men
-Feigned retreat, saxon shield wall broken
-Anglo Saxons now vulnerable to the Norman soldiers that surround them
-Harold Godwinson killed
-Saxon soldiers retreat
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ANGLO SAXON - NORMAN CONQUEST
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