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Mind Map by Sara Elizabeth Kemp, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sara Elizabeth Kemp
over 6 years ago
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Why did William win
the Battle of
Hastings?
- Harold
- Successes
- He demanded for ships and seaman from around
the country and he got them.
- Harold made orders for his army to become
bigger and stronger and he was able to raise
several thousand by May.
- Harold and his army won the battle of Stamford Bridge,
which would give his army and himself confidence for the
battle against William
- Harold chose to surprise
William like he did in the
Battle of Stamford Bridge.
- Harold took seize on top of a hill, which
gives him a better advantage.
- The shield which the soldiers of held to prevent the
archers shooting them was a firm protection.
- The English battle- axes were effective in this kind of
fighting.
- Harold's preparation was good, however he is was unlucky
because he had to batter against his brother Tostig.
- He demanded for ships and seaman from around
the country and he got them.
- Mistakes
- His soldiers waited and waited for the
Normans to come and fight, this is
because Harold left them waiting.
- Harold moved his army just as Tostig and Harald
came in from the north east coast of Scotland.
- Harold over worked his army, when he decided to fight the battle against
Tostig and Harald and then went down to fight William, his army would have
been exhausted.
- Harold would have also lost men to that battle, therefore his army would
have decreased while William's army was fine and already building a castle by
the coast.
- Harold would have also lost men to that battle, therefore his army would
have decreased while William's army was fine and already building a castle by
the coast.
- Harold bought his army closer to William, however...
(look at successes)
- His soldiers waited and waited for the
Normans to come and fight, this is
because Harold left them waiting.
- At the beginning Harold looked like he had
the greater power and would win.
- Successes
- William
- Successes
- William took his time to build his army
up and he ended up having a super
strong one with archers.
- William's army built pre- fabricated
castles to take to England.
- William got support from the Pope,
and he was given a papel banner.
- He got Harold to come closer to him for battle.
- William had archers and cavalry.
- William had better tactics.
- William took his time to build his army
up and he ended up having a super
strong one with archers.
- Mistakes
- William didn't have a navy so he had to get
people to build ships, which took time.
- William didn't have a navy so he had to get
people to build ships, which took time.
- Successes
- Luck
- William came to England when Harold was
finished his battle at Stamford Bridge.
- William was lucky that he
wasn't killed while on a
horse.
- They both had two rivals and Harold killed one of
William's rivals, which means that William didn't
lose any men.
- William was lucky because the weather was good, as in
the winds pushed him towards the coast of England.
- William came to England when Harold was
finished his battle at Stamford Bridge.
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