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What was the cause of the Battle of Hastings?
What was the cause of the Battle of Hastings?
- A religious conflict
- The death of King Edward the Confessor (correct)
- A dispute over land ownership
- A struggle for power between two English lords
Who fought against each other in the Battle of Hastings?
Who fought against each other in the Battle of Hastings?
- The English army and the Scottish army
- The Viking army and the English army
- The Norman-French army and the English army (correct)
- The French army and the Spanish army
When was William crowned as king?
When was William crowned as king?
- Midsummer's Day 1066
- Easter Sunday 1066
- New Year's Day 1066
- Christmas Day 1066 (correct)
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- The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066.
- It was fought between the Norman-French army of William and the English army under King Harold Godwinson.
- The battle took place close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.
- The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066.
- Harold faced invasions by William, his own brother Tostig, and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada.
- Tostig and Hardrada were defeated by Harold at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
- William landed his invasion forces in the south of England at Pevensey on 28 September 1066.
- Harold was forced to march south swiftly, gathering forces as he went.
- The exact numbers present at the battle are unknown.
- William was crowned as king on Christmas Day 1066.
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