@@waughy9103 Indeed! The fact that Harold Godwinson’s army was winning for the first half while almost every odd was turned against them (except for their position on the hill) is incredible. William’s army was almost entirely professional, all very well equipped, well rested and well provisioned, all the while Harold’s army consisted mainly of common levies and other common folk who had just marched across the entire country twice to face two enemy armies in such short time. It is believed that the battle turned when the left flank of the Norman army broke from the battlefield and were pursued by the less disciplined Saxon warriors, who with no support were surrounded by Norman cavalry. The professional Saxon Huscarls even refused to flee from the battlefield and fought to the death when Harold Godwinson fell, as is expected from Saxon Huscarls.
England probably would have remained Anglo-Saxon and would have not been influenced by the Norman culture or language. English as we know it probably wouldnt have been a thing. Assuming there was no other invasion of course.
England would have remained culturally more Germanic and no Romantic elements from the French would have influenced the language. English literature and arts in general would be very different without the Romance aspect brought by the Normans. From the works of Shakespeare to the rock bands that conquered the world and the highly versatile actors from the UK.
Well, the Harold trick everyone into thinking that the late King choose him and not William to be the next king, but the king said that his trusted Friend William should take it
PS The reason why Harold’s army lost because they have to walk for days after they killed the King Of Norway who is a Viking and tried to steal the throne too
@@anglishbookcraft1516 like it or not. The Normans had mercenaries in their army from as far as Sicily. You need to do some reading and research and not put your racist views into this debate.
Lee Hilton, I learned that Harold was felled by an arrow to the face/eye and then, while on the ground and incapacitated, was hacked over and over by William's men until he was practically pudding.
@@RayB1656 2 separate accounts from French bishops (they were present during the battle) say that Harold was hacked to pieces by knights and William after taking the arrow. Also, the bayeux tapestry shows Harold hit by an arrow, and then his leg being cut by a mounted knight thereafter. In the second portion with the knight, the arrow was removed from the tapestry entirely in an effort to convince that the two figures are not both Harold, but actually two separate people, which is cover up that he was mutilated by Norman and French nobility. There are now only small pinholes where the arrow was removed on the second portion
@@ikdw3259 Yes, this is surely possible . First, there were no ''French'' at the Battle of Hastings. Only, Normans and Bretons, from Brittany. Brittany was independent and from Celtic tribes. I only know Odo, the bishop shown on the Bayeux tapestry, which was the half brother of William. He is without armor, only leather and with a wooden club since as a church cleric he couldn't draw blood from the enemy. Sorry, I do not know the other bishop...you may wish to provide a name. Concerning the images of Harold on the tapestry, there are still a great debate concerning his death and, numerous historians believes that the second image is not Harold.. 1) the name of an individual on the tapestry , is always above.. 2) the second figure , is different 3) Harold would not have a war battle axe, since he was king, only the Housecarls (Hauscarls) would carry a large battle axe, using both hands. 4) Harold has the typical aristocratic long shield similar to the Normans. I agree, it's complicated.
Take a look at the end of the Bayeux Tapestry, you'll see two plebs running away from the battle with arrows in their eyes. By the time you calculate the distance from the horse traps and the top of the ridge upon the English fought you'll see that it is outside the killing range of the Norman bow or illegal crossbow.
@@kevincasey5035 We are not sure if the arbalest was used at Hastings by the Normans. If it was, it was not illegal. The war crossbow was outlawed only in 1139...by the Vatican. That law, was to protect the knights from the aristocracy families !
I expected better from the Smithsonian. The battle did not last more than 5 hours unless you ignore 3 of the 4 early sources. Only William of Jumièges(WJ) said that the battle lasted all day. The Bayeux Tapestry (BT), the Carmen and William of Poitiers point to a fairly major skirmish followed by the "main event". Only the Carmen puts the time of Harold's death at Vespers. The BT does not time stamp the event but it comes towards the end of the Tapestry. However, if you go by WJ, and the Carmen and apply them to the BT then Harold's death is around Vespers. Please do better next time.
Most modern historians agrees that the Battle started around 9:00/9:30 am ( it was the fashion ) and lasted until 6:00 pm, pre-twilight moment, since it was in October 1066 ! Harold Godwinson had about 8000 men and William had brought with him, about 7000 men, including the Britany warriors, however he had a few thousand horses, which surely made a difference.
Harold did not die via arrow to the eye. No credible historian believes that anymore. Plus, this bares no resemblance at all to the actual battle. Shield wall anyone?
The Battle of Hastings was the major caused of the death of the Old English and transformed into New English based on the French language, a Romance tongue.
@@rorschach469 I feel sorry for the Native Britons there last was taken over by Saxons. Anglos. Frisians. And Jutes the Welsh language is Brythonic the native language of Briton in surprised the Saxons didn't get rid of it.
@@dexsterkevin80 i'm sorry, it's just the face the archer makes, when Harold stabs the guy he clearly just sticks the blade under his arm, the guy's over the top convulsing as he gets stabbed, the way Harold falls over, how the extras are pretty much just walking around lightly tapping at each other with their prop weapons
Don't romanticize war. War was and is horrible. It always was and always will be. There is nothing glorious about the death of young people levied to fight for the egos of the rich.
@@227427123 I'm sorry this was'nt a war for the 'elite' it was a fight for survival, these same Bastards stole Ireland off the Irish in 1169 up until then saxons and Irish were not 'enemies' , as the Irish allowed the saxons to launch counter attacks from Ireland after the conquest.
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Harold was fighting invasions on every side. He was pretty amazing to do as well as he did.
Winning the battle of stamford bridge and then charging down to hastings was quite a feat! He was winning until his men broke formation!
@@waughy9103 Indeed! The fact that Harold Godwinson’s army was winning for the first half while almost every odd was turned against them (except for their position on the hill) is incredible. William’s army was almost entirely professional, all very well equipped, well rested and well provisioned, all the while Harold’s army consisted mainly of common levies and other common folk who had just marched across the entire country twice to face two enemy armies in such short time. It is believed that the battle turned when the left flank of the Norman army broke from the battlefield and were pursued by the less disciplined Saxon warriors, who with no support were surrounded by Norman cavalry. The professional Saxon Huscarls even refused to flee from the battlefield and fought to the death when Harold Godwinson fell, as is expected from Saxon Huscarls.
@@unga8588quite a turning point.
hastings wasn't fought like this, the Saxons fought in a shield wall and the Normans were almost entirely on horse back
Ben Fizz they became English after the battle
They weren’t nearly entirely on horseback
@@aviationnow5103 Are you sure about that?
ILOVEYOUSHIMA yes, as English is a mix of Saxon and Norman
Well, I mean it's not as if we know that for an absolute fact. But yeah, annoying they didn't go with the most likely scenario.
2:03 Best headshots in history Battel of hastings.
Harold Godwinson was the Last Anglo Saxons King Rest in peace💀
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Headshot!
2:16 sad scene and then again 2:18.
watched oversimplifieds video about this, now im interested in more
The king of England... is dead.
Smithsonian! It’s brighter here.
I wanna go back in time to see this battle
What would England be like if william never won?
England probably would have remained Anglo-Saxon and would have not been influenced by the Norman culture or language. English as we know it probably wouldnt have been a thing. Assuming there was no other invasion of course.
England would have remained culturally more Germanic and no Romantic elements from the French would have influenced the language. English literature and arts in general would be very different without the Romance aspect brought by the Normans. From the works of Shakespeare to the rock bands that conquered the world and the highly versatile actors from the UK.
Basically no Normans.
No Brexit.
No Magna Carta, no British Empire... What would the world be like if William never won?
Was Harold legitimately king
No, he stole it
Damien Tan So Edward the Confessor promised the crown to William correct? Trying to remember without having to look it up
@@YxYzYx I believe Harold swore an oath on ancient relics and such to promise the crown to William, which Edward the Confessor made him do so.
Well, the Harold trick everyone into thinking that the late King choose him and not William to be the next king, but the king said that his trusted Friend William should take it
PS The reason why Harold’s army lost because they have to walk for days after they killed the King Of Norway who is a Viking and tried to steal the throne too
0:47 Nope, sorry! There were no black people on that battlefield.
How do you know this for sure? The Normans had mercenaries in their armies, so there’s a possibility they could have been Muslim warriors from Sicily
@@Germanicus_SPQR yeah the Northen French warriors had so many colonial troops right? You’re out of your mind.
@@anglishbookcraft1516 like it or not. The Normans had mercenaries in their army from as far as Sicily. You need to do some reading and research and not put your racist views into this debate.
@@Germanicus_SPQR mercaneries weren't taken or used in the battle of Hastings. You need to do some more research.
@@shrek13241 is that any way to talk to an Earl? William used mercenaries in his army from a far as Italy. It’s you who needs the research!
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The last English king, the rest after were French usurpers
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People say that harold got an arrow in his eye to his brain
BTW, other people say the Normans hacked Harold Goodwinson to death. (Hacked means slashed)
Lee Hilton, I learned that Harold was felled by an arrow to the face/eye and then, while on the ground and incapacitated, was hacked over and over by William's men until he was practically pudding.
Where this story comes from ?
@@RayB1656 2 separate accounts from French bishops (they were present during the battle) say that Harold was hacked to pieces by knights and William after taking the arrow. Also, the bayeux tapestry shows Harold hit by an arrow, and then his leg being cut by a mounted knight thereafter. In the second portion with the knight, the arrow was removed from the tapestry entirely in an effort to convince that the two figures are not both Harold, but actually two separate people, which is cover up that he was mutilated by Norman and French nobility. There are now only small pinholes where the arrow was removed on the second portion
@@ikdw3259
Yes, this is surely possible .
First, there were no ''French'' at the Battle of Hastings.
Only, Normans and Bretons, from Brittany.
Brittany was independent and from Celtic tribes.
I only know Odo, the bishop shown on the Bayeux tapestry, which
was the half brother of William.
He is without armor, only leather and with a wooden club
since as a church cleric
he couldn't draw blood from the enemy.
Sorry, I do not know the other bishop...you may wish to provide a name.
Concerning the images of Harold on the tapestry,
there are still a great debate concerning his death
and, numerous historians believes that the second image
is not Harold..
1) the name of an individual on the tapestry , is always above..
2) the second figure , is different
3) Harold would not have a war battle axe, since he was king,
only the Housecarls (Hauscarls) would carry a large battle axe,
using both hands.
4) Harold has the typical aristocratic long shield similar to the Normans.
I agree, it's complicated.
He really caught it in the face. That was short ranged kill.
Take a look at the end of the Bayeux Tapestry, you'll see two plebs running away from the battle with arrows in their eyes. By the time you calculate the distance from the horse traps and the top of the ridge upon the English fought you'll see that it is outside the killing range of the Norman bow or illegal crossbow.
@@kevincasey5035 We are not sure if the arbalest was used at Hastings by the Normans. If it was, it was not illegal. The war crossbow was outlawed only in 1139...by the Vatican. That law, was to protect the knights from the aristocracy families !
2:04 amazing
nice movie thank you for sharing
yes Harold survived the arrow and instead was hacked to death by an axe
0:58 DAANG
Back when leaders were man enough to go fight in the front lines rather than sending soldiers to fight for them
We should look into arranging something similar once again with politicians and the corrupt people.
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I expected better from the Smithsonian. The battle did not last more than 5 hours unless you ignore 3 of the 4 early sources. Only William of Jumièges(WJ) said that the battle lasted all day. The Bayeux Tapestry (BT), the Carmen and William of Poitiers point to a fairly major skirmish followed by the "main event". Only the Carmen puts the time of Harold's death at Vespers. The BT does not time stamp the event but it comes towards the end of the Tapestry. However, if you go by WJ, and the Carmen and apply them to the BT then Harold's death is around Vespers.
Please do better next time.
Most modern historians agrees that the Battle started around 9:00/9:30 am ( it was the fashion ) and lasted until 6:00 pm, pre-twilight moment, since it was in October 1066 ! Harold Godwinson had about 8000 men and William had brought with him, about 7000 men, including the Britany warriors, however he had a few thousand horses, which surely made a difference.
Love this
Amazing history
Harold was probably in pain if he tried to scream for help thouh
Harold did not die via arrow to the eye. No credible historian believes that anymore. Plus, this bares no resemblance at all to the actual battle. Shield wall anyone?
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Also, IF Scots were there at the time, they would probably invade from the north.
@Provocateur As a joke, yes.
But, in reality, the Scots haven't unified.
The Battle of Hastings was the major
caused of the death of the Old English
and transformed into New English based
on the French language, a Romance tongue.
Harolds last words. Eye spy with my little eye something beginning with a.
Axe? 😁
wait harold ist the real king
Na he was the real King brother in law and William the bastard was his cousin.
History of Briton even the Anglo Saxon the ancestors of the English were immigrants.
History of Briton.
@@joannechisholm4501 that what i mean.he wasnt suppose to be the king.he havent have any blood related with the king.wiliam is the righful heir.
@@rorschach469 I feel sorry for the Native Britons there last was taken over by Saxons. Anglos. Frisians. And Jutes the Welsh language is Brythonic the native language of Briton in surprised the Saxons didn't get rid of it.
Amazing
Am I the only one who finds 1:54-2:07 kinda funny?
You must truly be a simpleton...
@@dexsterkevin80 i'm sorry, it's just the face the archer makes, when Harold stabs the guy he clearly just sticks the blade under his arm, the guy's over the top convulsing as he gets stabbed, the way Harold falls over, how the extras are pretty much just walking around lightly tapping at each other with their prop weapons
I wish i was alive during these times to fight in these types of battle instead of fighting with guns from far away
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To get a sword in your butt or a arrow in the knee? Guns only take a quick second.
Don't romanticize war. War was and is horrible. It always was and always will be. There is nothing glorious about the death of young people levied to fight for the egos of the rich.
@@227427123 I'm sorry this was'nt a war for the 'elite' it was a fight for survival, these same Bastards stole Ireland off the Irish in 1169 up until then saxons and Irish
were not 'enemies' , as the Irish allowed the saxons to launch counter attacks from Ireland after the conquest.
@@vulgarresponse7080 I don't think the comment I was responding to was a 11th century Irish nationalist.
This is a load of rubbish, it wasn't close up combat, but archers and cavalry versus a shield wall.
Why are so many kings called William and my name is William
Anglo Saxons were great warriors
Im happy i wasn't born in 2018
not cool bro
I was scared XD
ok......... i learned nothing new
I learned this in history high school is ok but kinda boring
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