One additional but important factor was that Harold and the available army he had with him had just returned by forced marches from the North of England where he had defeated King Harald of Norway. A substantial number of Harold's Lords and soldiers remained in the north and only belatedly moved slowly south to rejoin Harold. By that time however it was too late for the Battle which had nevertheless been in the balance until some of Harold's men convinced the Norman's where retreating broke ranks to pursue. The Norman tactic worked and they turned around and butchered the loose run soldiers. This left Harold with just his HouseCarls ( his dedicated bodyguard. Very tough but small in numbers) to contest the remainder of the battle which as we know William won. There were some conflicts after this but no large scale organised army to fight against William.
One important aspect you may have overlooked is that after Stamford Bridge is that when Harold went to York he decided not to share out the Norse spoils of war with his men.This in fact caused a lot of his followers to resent him,many who were from the North went home and never ventured south at all,Edwin and Morcar for instance,who were now by this time family as Harold had married their sister,this in fact caused a bigger rift than is given credit for,however Harold had enough troops who he could call on within the southern shires,Harolds biggest enemy wasn't really William ,but the papal bull or banner,which in fact broke his will at Hastings,and yet again this was the weapon that defeated him on that day, William did play a part though.See M.K.Lawson,Jim Bradbury andone of the best books on the subject by John Grehan and Martin Mace, Hastings the uncomfortable truth a fantastic read on the subject
All very good but for the fact that William almost certainly didn't land at Pevensey Bay and the Battle itself almost certainly didn't happen on the gentle slope of Senlac but far more likely the fierce ridge of Caldbec Hill 700m above sea-level and the cross-roads where Harold's army met at the Hoar Apple Tree. The other theory which is sound is that the last stand was at Crowhurst by the stone wall and the 2000-year-old yew tree which is featured in the Bayeaux Tapestry with a hole in it. In addition, it has the forest path where the Saxons escaped and mounted a fierce ambush at the Malfosse, a concealed old Roman parapet with a terrifying drop of some forty feet into which some 200 Norman knights plunged to their deaths in the Autumnal gloom. My book 'Huscarl' covers both this battle and Stamford Bridge but I do stress it is a well-researched Historical Fiction. Available next year.
A neat summary. A little too neat. The written accounts and the Bayeux Tapestry add many details skipped here. For example, Harold was cut down by Flemish knights, so he had moved eastward due to his western shield wall being the section most compromised. The BT has several scenes dedicated to the minutes when William nearly lost. It is politic and doesn’t reveal him unhorsed and prone, but it does show the Bretons performing a Rearguard action as the Normans waver. The action was wildly successful: the Bretons are depicted cutting down both Earls Leofwine and Gyrth as well as killing most of the veteran thegns and huscarls. We know from Domesday Book that some of the thegns we have names for were captured, because they were serving for example the Breton leader, Alan Rufus, by 1086. The Bretons are interesting because several of their officers were part-English and others such as Alan were living in England during King Edward’s reign. There’s strong evidence that the BT is primarily a Breton perspective, which would explain why it’s more even- handed than the Norman and Flemish accounts and less fatalistic than the English ones. Alan Rufus is a very interesting person: for instance he was related to King Edward and had English sympathies that are evident in his choice of tenants and in the love for him by Harold’s daughter. In 1088 he allied with the English to quash a Norman baronial rebellion, and in 1091 launched a (very popular) invasion of Normandy by a predominantly English army. The French king called in the Pope to negotiate - I suppose lest the army march on Paris and liberate France from the Capets!
there is a reason soldiers must maintain self discipline during a battle. those idiots who chased the retreating normans weakened their armies defenses. it is important, however, to realize how critical briefing your men of the why's and what for's of a strategic location and formation. I get the fact that in heated battle men get worked up and want to go chasing after their adversary...but, the importance of keeping those "eyes n the prize" can never be overstated.
@@augustbliss the thing to counter a feigned retreat is to group up the remaining men and wait for a period before chasing them or cutting them off or take ur reserves and create a cannae
I like the Time Team's version of the battle. they have it centered in the town of battle. a much more plausible area, for the time of the battle. But thnx for the time and effort on these vids
Yes! Harold very likely fell at what is now the roundabout in the town of Battle, the highest ground, not the area of the Abbey. Behind Harold's left wing is the "fosse", where many Normans knights on horseback would tumble, only to be butchered by the furious retreating Saxons. Thanks for mentioning Time Team: love those guys, I miss Mick.
Thank you for this film :) it was well made and showed the tactics very clearly. Just a couple of petty corrections (sorry!) Pevensey is actually in East Sussex, not Essex. And the battle of Hastings took place on a hillside by what is now the town of Battle, 6 and 1/2 miles from Hastings itself. I know because I live just outside Battle. Nonetheless a good piece of film.
+BattleStack I recommend it :) There is plenty to keep you occupied for the day at Battle Abbey (The site of the battlefield) As well as some nice walks and good food in the various tea rooms and pubs. Try to pick a nice sunny day (if it's ever possible to predict our English weather!)
Raging all the way up from Crowhurst and ending, as shown here, highest on the Battle centre roundabout. Papers from Dresden Saxony proove, it amounts to very exactly only 28 generations in between us here and William one of Normandy. Thanks by neckarcupdreddyfan.
@@chantellerosebud1780 The main issue with the supposed site at Battle Abbey is that no military or battle artifacts have ever been found or recovered in that area, despite digs to look for them. Not even things such as horeshoes, which you might expect to have survived underground on the site of a battle. Having read most of Nick Austin's book - Secrets Of The Norman Invasion - I'm leaning more towards his take on things.....
An essential turning point in the battle was when William instructed his archers to aim high, thus ensuring their arrows rain down on the Saxons. Previously, the archers aimed straight at the line causing their arrows to simply fly over them. Thanks again for another interesting, interactive video. I appreciate these vids are short, but a little more detail and research into the battles would be welcomed, as indicated in my first paragraph. Details such as naming the types of infantry, i.e., the professional huscarls (housecarls) and the militia fyrdmen, and mentioning that the battle WAS NOT fought at Hastings (as you incorrectly stated), but at the site now known as Battle, on Senlac Hill, etc. I believe that most historians agree that the numbers on BOTH sides were approximately 7,000 men, but we'll never know! I don't know where you got your figure of 9,000 Normans from. I've never read that from any source. I've even read that Harold may have had more men than William, as their fyrdmen were still arriving in bits and drabs as the day went on. Anyway, still very entertaining and these are good 'overviews', so I'm really not criticising! I love what you're doing. Please keep adding the battles! :-)
I did make a 8 minute video on Hastings before this video with more detail but it was not very popular, people seemed to like it when it was 3 mins. I usually take a few accounts of each battle and average out the numbers. Thanks for the support :)
Battlestack... Johnny P doesn't have any idea what he is yapping about. Claiming that the Norman archers fired at the line and the arrows went over the Saxons heads is stupid.
Yeah, Johnny P is talking about the angle of fire. The Saxons were at the top of a hill, and the arrows went over their heads if they were even slightly off line.
Johnny P: I’ve done some back of the envelope calculations based on the number and proportion of Bretons involved, on how many troops the territory they came from can support (assuming similarity to the English hidages), and on the number of Breton ships and number of men they usually carried, and all three indicate 5000 Bretons, and a total army size for William of about 13,000. The Normans were adamant that Harold had so many more men than they that they knew a direct assault would lose them the battle. If so, Harold could have had 20,000 men. Harold also had men in the wood behind him, preparing traps for the Normans in case the English lost at the ridge and had to fall back. This did indeed cause the Normans heavy losses when they pursued the retreating English in the twilight. So both sides employed feints effectively.
The English had archers at Stamford Bridge: Hardrada died from an arrow to the neck. Why none for the English at Hastings? The Mercians were allied with the Welsh, and the Northumbrians with the Cumbrians. Maybe archers were a West Midlands and Northern thing that the southern counties hadn’t learnt? There was a battle near Stafford in 1069 between a Mercian/Welsh force and a combined Norman/Breton army: they say it was even bloodier and closer than Hastings.
00:05 the Battle of Hastings was fought in 00:07 1066 in the town of Hastings on the 00:10 English south coast the cause of the 00:12 battle began with the death of the 00:14 English King Edward the Confessor with 00:17 no heir to the English throne 00:18 both Harold Godwinson and William of 00:21 Normandy made claims to succeed Edward 00:24 but Harold took the initiative and was 00:26 crowned king of England when William 00:28 found out he was determined to claim the 00:30 throne he threw having promised to him 00:32 the Normans sell from France and landed 00:35 a Pevensey Bay in Essex and from there 00:37 he marched to Hastings where the battle 00:39 took place Harold had around 7,000 men 00:43 but no archers or cavalry the front line 00:46 of Harold's army consisted of paid 00:48 soldiers with armor and weapons like 00:50 axes and Spears and behind them were 00:53 local people with only basic weapons and 00:55 armor untrained in military battle 00:57 William Tommy estimated 9,000 men and 01:00 included archers and cavalry the Norman 01:03 army was made up of three sections 01:04 presence on the left the majority 01:06 Normans in the center and Flemish on the 01:08 right the archers weren't the front with 01:10 the inventory Calvary behind Harold's 01:13 army took position on the high gran of 01:15 Cenac Ridge given the English a better 01:17 view of the battlefield and 01:19 Fulton Norman's to climb the hill to 01:21 engage them Herald tactics on the day 01:23 was the former defensive shield rule 01:24 preventing the Normans from breaking 01:26 turn the battle started with the Norman 01:30 archers firing arrows at the English 01:32 line but the arrows even went over the 01:35 target or were defended as not when 01:38 infantry made their way up the hill they 01:40 were attacked with Spears and stones the 01:42 first wave of infantry made no impact so 01:45 the Normans attacked the game with the 01:46 cavalry 01:47 but this also failed Harold had 01:49 instructed his soldiers to hold 01:51 formation in the shield wall but when 01:53 the Breton's on the left started to 01:54 retreat some of the Saxon army broke 01:56 away from the shield wall and chased him 01:58 down the hill William all his cavalry to 02:00 trap the advance in English and killed 02:02 them weakening the shield wall on one 02:04 side William there Alden Averett AG 02:06 focusing on this exposed point but the 02:09 Saxon wall remained unbroken 02:10 the second major advance began again 02:13 with ineffective Norman archers followed 02:15 by an infantry advance but this failed 02:17 to break through the English line by 02:19 this time the Flemish soldiers had 02:20 suffered such losses that the Normans 02:22 for the center had to reinforce a 02:24 Flemish line using new tactics the 02:26 numbers began pretended to retreat to 02:28 draw a herald men from the war which had 02:30 some success and further weak in the 02:32 Saxon line after five hours of fighting 02:37 William's army and suffered big losses 02:39 but the English shield had not being 02:41 breached William now ordered the three 02:44 sections to join as one previous attacks 02:46 by the Norman archers have been 02:47 ineffective so the Normans tried a 02:49 two-pronged attack the archers fired 02:52 arrows at the exact time the infantry 02:54 met the shield wall making it difficult 02:55 for the 02:56 to defend against the archers and 02:58 infantry at the same time the attack was 03:01 timed perfectly followed by the one 03:03 cavalry charge targeting the left and 03:05 right flank 03:05 this strategy worked the Saxon formation 03:08 was lost and the defensive line 03:09 collapsed the English army was now 03:11 isolated into small groups and were 03:13 either killed or retreated William is 03:15 reported to have instructed for Manzi 03:17 diets to kill Harold this was a victory 03:20 for the Normans at the end of the battle 03:22 losses for the Saxons were around 3,000 03:24 and the Normans lost around 2,000 03:26 William was crowned King of England on 03:28 Christmas Day in 1066
Willy and hardrod had a beef . farmers and Normans got down and dirty . Hardwood went uo the hill . Norman archers shot there loads . big battle. sexons exposed themselves and long story short and after some Fleming is was all.over . willys army joined his guys and gangbanged the sexoms. norman isolated them . harold got a atiff one in the eye and willy cowned himself king . thanks
So sorry but a basic reading of William of Poitiers and the Carmen accounts tell a different story. Again, a look at the Bayeux Tapestry would show that the Normans landed at Pevensey Castle - a structure put up by the Romans on an island and thus it would have impossible for William to march to Hastings from there. Before you revamp this video you should perhaps look at the source documents. These are :- The Bayeux Tapestry, The Carmen (Guy d'Amien), Gesta Guillemi ( William of Poitiers circa £200 a copy) and Gesta Normannum Ducum ( William of Jumièges vol 2 circa £125).
Thanks for this video! It really helped me with my homework! Just to say that I was told in by someone that William's army had 7000 men and Harold's had 5000 men. So I'm a little confused. Please can you find out and tell me which one is true be because it is part of my homework
Only a fool would go to into battle on a completely open flanked site, the actual battle didn't happen at battle Abbey, the actual Abbey at crowhurst was nearly finished then the monks decided to build a huge more superior Abbey at battle on the main trade Road to London TAX FREE. Its still a nice place to visit though. It also keeps the masses away from the actual Abbey and battlefield aswell.
Proud to present public comment number 0066........ Bugger me, mate. Tough day all around, I'd say. A bit afterwards, Old Billy gave his bro Odo some land in the far north (today's Haltwhistle) and from there, about 400 years ago, we Blankenships headed off for the Colonies. Got to Virginia and been in the same spot ever since. I'm no friend of the ruddy Frogs, mind you; but, this time they done ok.
They can't be certain as to how Harold died, some think an arrow through the eye, others prefer to think the 4 knights that were ordered to find and kill Harold theory and there is a couple of other theories. We were taught at school the arrow through the eye version as that was the most popular one at the time, but could be changing to fit with current theories.There are also several places that claim to be the final resting place of king Harold, such as Waltham abbey (where I live). My point is that we were not there and could not know for certain, historians themselves always say "we believe" they are often reluctant to say things are fact. History is written by the victor after all, I prefer to believe that his head was cut off, after he had been killed, and displayed to watch over the English coast but I never say it is a fact. It is possible he died from an arrow to the eye, it is also possible he died in the thick of the fighting by a selected team to find and kill him. Does it matter either way? He died fighting in battle and the video was well presented. Even if it offered the creators preferred version of how king Harold died, it's his video
Rumpole Del Bailey: Actually, that bit was resewn quite badly so we don’t know what it originally showed for sure. If we take it at face :) value, it shows the arrow missing the right eye and striking on the helm above it. Would still hurt! Harold was definitely chopped to pieces because the culprits confessed and a poem “the Song of Hastings” was composed in remembrance of their underhanded deed as a kind of penance.
Your channel is what I have been looking for for so long. Love it!
Thanks mate, glad you liked it!
One additional but important factor was that Harold and the available army he had with him had just returned by forced marches from the North of England where he had defeated King Harald of Norway. A substantial number of Harold's Lords and soldiers remained in the north and only belatedly moved slowly south to rejoin Harold. By that time however it was too late for the Battle which had nevertheless been in the balance until some of Harold's men convinced the Norman's where retreating broke ranks to pursue. The Norman tactic worked and they turned around and butchered the loose run soldiers. This left Harold with just his HouseCarls ( his dedicated bodyguard. Very tough but small in numbers) to contest the remainder of the battle which as we know William won. There were some conflicts after this but no large scale organised army to fight against William.
One important aspect you may have overlooked is that after Stamford Bridge is that when Harold went to York he decided not to share out the Norse spoils of war with his men.This in fact caused a lot of his followers to resent him,many who were from the North went home and never ventured south at all,Edwin and Morcar for instance,who were now by this time family as Harold had married their sister,this in fact caused a bigger rift than is given credit for,however Harold had enough troops who he could call on within the southern shires,Harolds biggest enemy wasn't really William ,but the papal bull or banner,which in fact broke his will at Hastings,and yet again this was the weapon that defeated him on that day, William did play a part though.See M.K.Lawson,Jim Bradbury andone of the best books on the subject by John Grehan and Martin Mace, Hastings the uncomfortable truth a fantastic read on the subject
Huscarls rode horses, only the Fyrd marched and they were only recruited locally.
awesome vid my friend. my new fav channel
All very good but for the fact that William almost certainly didn't land at Pevensey Bay and the Battle itself almost certainly didn't happen on the gentle slope of Senlac but far more likely the fierce ridge of Caldbec Hill 700m above sea-level and the cross-roads where Harold's army met at the Hoar Apple Tree. The other theory which is sound is that the last stand was at Crowhurst by the stone wall and the 2000-year-old yew tree which is featured in the Bayeaux Tapestry with a hole in it. In addition, it has the forest path where the Saxons escaped and mounted a fierce ambush at the Malfosse, a concealed old Roman parapet with a terrifying drop of some forty feet into which some 200 Norman knights plunged to their deaths in the Autumnal gloom. My book 'Huscarl' covers both this battle and Stamford Bridge but I do stress it is a well-researched Historical Fiction. Available next year.
Really helped my son with his homework very good deatailed amount :)
Great summary,
Thanks
Thanks pal, glad it was helpful! :)
Really helpful needed for an essay
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You helped a lot with my history homework :D
Glad I could help! Good luck
They don't know where they landed, not sure where they fought, but we KNOW their strategy. Nice.
Because we have eyewitness accounts and supporting documents. But the actual location has been forgotten.
A neat summary. A little too neat. The written accounts and the Bayeux Tapestry add many details skipped here.
For example, Harold was cut down by Flemish knights, so he had moved eastward due to his western shield wall being the section most compromised.
The BT has several scenes dedicated to the minutes when William nearly lost. It is politic and doesn’t reveal him unhorsed and prone, but it does show the Bretons performing a Rearguard action as the Normans waver.
The action was wildly successful: the Bretons are depicted cutting down both Earls Leofwine and Gyrth as well as killing most of the veteran thegns and huscarls.
We know from Domesday Book that some of the thegns we have names for were captured, because they were serving for example the Breton leader, Alan Rufus, by 1086.
The Bretons are interesting because several of their officers were part-English and others such as Alan were living in England during King Edward’s reign.
There’s strong evidence that the BT is primarily a Breton perspective, which would explain why it’s more even- handed than the Norman and Flemish accounts and less fatalistic than the English ones.
Alan Rufus is a very interesting person: for instance he was related to King Edward and had English sympathies that are evident in his choice of tenants and in the love for him by Harold’s daughter. In 1088 he allied with the English to quash a Norman baronial rebellion, and in 1091 launched a (very popular) invasion of Normandy by a predominantly English army. The French king called in the Pope to negotiate - I suppose lest the army march on Paris and liberate France from the Capets!
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This would be better if the music were absent or if the volume were decreased. The music competes with the voice.
there is a reason soldiers must maintain self discipline during a battle. those idiots who chased the retreating normans weakened their armies defenses. it is important, however, to realize how critical briefing your men of the why's and what for's of a strategic location and formation. I get the fact that in heated battle men get worked up and want to go chasing after their adversary...but, the importance of keeping those "eyes n the prize" can never be overstated.
by william is called feigned retreat and u shuld never charge at a feigned retreat the example being the mongols
@@augustbliss the thing to counter a feigned retreat is to group up the remaining men and wait for a period before chasing them or cutting them off or take ur reserves and create a cannae
I like the Time Team's version of the battle. they have it centered in the town of battle. a much more plausible area, for the time of the battle. But thnx for the time and effort on these vids
Yes! Harold very likely fell at what is now the roundabout in the town of Battle, the highest ground, not the area of the Abbey. Behind Harold's left wing is the "fosse", where many Normans knights on horseback would tumble, only to be butchered by the furious retreating Saxons. Thanks for mentioning Time Team: love those guys, I miss Mick.
Thank you for this film :) it was well made and showed the tactics very clearly. Just a couple of petty corrections (sorry!) Pevensey is actually in East Sussex, not Essex. And the battle of Hastings took place on a hillside by what is now the town of Battle, 6 and 1/2 miles from Hastings itself. I know because I live just outside Battle. Nonetheless a good piece of film.
Cool, thanks for the corrections. I plan to visit Battle sometime soon :) Cheers!
+BattleStack
I recommend it :)
There is plenty to keep you occupied for the day at Battle Abbey (The site of the battlefield) As well as some nice walks and good food in the various tea rooms and pubs.
Try to pick a nice sunny day (if it's ever possible to predict our English weather!)
Thanks! Sounds great!
Raging all the way up from Crowhurst and ending, as shown here, highest on the Battle centre roundabout. Papers from Dresden Saxony proove, it amounts to very exactly only 28 generations in between us here and William one of Normandy. Thanks by neckarcupdreddyfan.
@@chantellerosebud1780 The main issue with the supposed site at Battle Abbey is that no military or battle artifacts have ever been found or recovered in that area, despite digs to look for them. Not even things such as horeshoes, which you might expect to have survived underground on the site of a battle. Having read most of Nick Austin's book - Secrets Of The Norman Invasion - I'm leaning more towards his take on things.....
An essential turning point in the battle was when William instructed his archers to aim high, thus ensuring their arrows rain down on the Saxons. Previously, the archers aimed straight at the line causing their arrows to simply fly over them. Thanks again for another interesting, interactive video.
I appreciate these vids are short, but a little more detail and research into the battles would be welcomed, as indicated in my first paragraph. Details such as naming the types of infantry, i.e., the professional huscarls (housecarls) and the militia fyrdmen, and mentioning that the battle WAS NOT fought at Hastings (as you incorrectly stated), but at the site now known as Battle, on Senlac Hill, etc.
I believe that most historians agree that the numbers on BOTH sides were approximately 7,000 men, but we'll never know! I don't know where you got your figure of 9,000 Normans from. I've never read that from any source. I've even read that Harold may have had more men than William, as their fyrdmen were still arriving in bits and drabs as the day went on.
Anyway, still very entertaining and these are good 'overviews', so I'm really not criticising! I love what you're doing. Please keep adding the battles! :-)
I did make a 8 minute video on Hastings before this video with more detail but it was not very popular, people seemed to like it when it was 3 mins. I usually take a few accounts of each battle and average out the numbers. Thanks for the support :)
Why would a leader order his archers to fire over the heads of the enemy..not once, but at least twice?
Battlestack... Johnny P doesn't have any idea what he is yapping about. Claiming that the Norman archers fired at the line and the arrows went over the Saxons heads is stupid.
Yeah, Johnny P is talking about the angle of fire. The Saxons were at the top of a hill, and the arrows went over their heads if they were even slightly off line.
Johnny P: I’ve done some back of the envelope calculations based on the number and proportion of Bretons involved, on how many troops the territory they came from can support (assuming similarity to the English hidages), and on the number of Breton ships and number of men they usually carried, and all three indicate 5000 Bretons, and a total army size for William of about 13,000.
The Normans were adamant that Harold had so many more men than they that they knew a direct assault would lose them the battle. If so, Harold could have had 20,000 men.
Harold also had men in the wood behind him, preparing traps for the Normans in case the English lost at the ridge and had to fall back. This did indeed cause the Normans heavy losses when they pursued the retreating English in the twilight. So both sides employed feints effectively.
Thanks very much helped with my essay!
Saved me from a faculty detention lol thx
The English had archers at Stamford Bridge: Hardrada died from an arrow to the neck. Why none for the English at Hastings?
The Mercians were allied with the Welsh, and the Northumbrians with the Cumbrians. Maybe archers were a West Midlands and Northern thing that the southern counties hadn’t learnt?
There was a battle near Stafford in 1069 between a Mercian/Welsh force and a combined Norman/Breton army: they say it was even bloodier and closer than Hastings.
This has probably already been said but Pevensey bay is in Sussex, not Essex
The lesson is;
Never run after a fleeing enemy.
They might not be fleeing after all.
Bloody Normans! 😕
One note to you.
The music is way to high in volume.
I can hardly hear what you are saying.
Pevensey Bay is in Sussex.
music is too loud
I'm pretty sure Harold was killed by an arrow as he looked up.
can someone give me a script for he said during this vid
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the Battle of Hastings was fought in
00:07
1066 in the town of Hastings on the
00:10
English south coast the cause of the
00:12
battle began with the death of the
00:14
English King Edward the Confessor with
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no heir to the English throne
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both Harold Godwinson and William of
00:21
Normandy made claims to succeed Edward
00:24
but Harold took the initiative and was
00:26
crowned king of England when William
00:28
found out he was determined to claim the
00:30
throne he threw having promised to him
00:32
the Normans sell from France and landed
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a Pevensey Bay in Essex and from there
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he marched to Hastings where the battle
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took place Harold had around 7,000 men
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but no archers or cavalry the front line
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of Harold's army consisted of paid
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soldiers with armor and weapons like
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axes and Spears and behind them were
00:53
local people with only basic weapons and
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armor untrained in military battle
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William Tommy estimated 9,000 men and
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included archers and cavalry the Norman
01:03
army was made up of three sections
01:04
presence on the left the majority
01:06
Normans in the center and Flemish on the
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right the archers weren't the front with
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the inventory Calvary behind Harold's
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army took position on the high gran of
01:15
Cenac Ridge given the English a better
01:17
view of the battlefield and
01:19
Fulton Norman's to climb the hill to
01:21
engage them Herald tactics on the day
01:23
was the former defensive shield rule
01:24
preventing the Normans from breaking
01:26
turn the battle started with the Norman
01:30
archers firing arrows at the English
01:32
line but the arrows even went over the
01:35
target or were defended as not when
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infantry made their way up the hill they
01:40
were attacked with Spears and stones the
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first wave of infantry made no impact so
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the Normans attacked the game with the
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cavalry
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but this also failed Harold had
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instructed his soldiers to hold
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formation in the shield wall but when
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the Breton's on the left started to
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retreat some of the Saxon army broke
01:56
away from the shield wall and chased him
01:58
down the hill William all his cavalry to
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trap the advance in English and killed
02:02
them weakening the shield wall on one
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side William there Alden Averett AG
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focusing on this exposed point but the
02:09
Saxon wall remained unbroken
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the second major advance began again
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with ineffective Norman archers followed
02:15
by an infantry advance but this failed
02:17
to break through the English line by
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this time the Flemish soldiers had
02:20
suffered such losses that the Normans
02:22
for the center had to reinforce a
02:24
Flemish line using new tactics the
02:26
numbers began pretended to retreat to
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draw a herald men from the war which had
02:30
some success and further weak in the
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Saxon line after five hours of fighting
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William's army and suffered big losses
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but the English shield had not being
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breached William now ordered the three
02:44
sections to join as one previous attacks
02:46
by the Norman archers have been
02:47
ineffective so the Normans tried a
02:49
two-pronged attack the archers fired
02:52
arrows at the exact time the infantry
02:54
met the shield wall making it difficult
02:55
for the
02:56
to defend against the archers and
02:58
infantry at the same time the attack was
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timed perfectly followed by the one
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cavalry charge targeting the left and
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right flank
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this strategy worked the Saxon formation
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was lost and the defensive line
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collapsed the English army was now
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isolated into small groups and were
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either killed or retreated William is
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reported to have instructed for Manzi
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diets to kill Harold this was a victory
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for the Normans at the end of the battle
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losses for the Saxons were around 3,000
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and the Normans lost around 2,000
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William was crowned King of England on
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Christmas Day in 1066
Willy and hardrod had a beef . farmers and Normans got down and dirty . Hardwood went uo the hill . Norman archers shot there loads . big battle. sexons exposed themselves and long story short and after some Fleming is was all.over . willys army joined his guys and gangbanged the sexoms. norman isolated them . harold got a atiff one in the eye and willy cowned himself king . thanks
William actually had slightly less men than them. The opposing army had a few hundred more men.
Also godwin was shot in the eye by an arrow. He wasn't killed by a knight.
You risk being shown in classrooms with this video 😂
So sorry but a basic reading of William of Poitiers and the Carmen accounts tell a different story. Again, a look at the Bayeux Tapestry would show that the Normans landed at Pevensey Castle - a structure put up by the Romans on an island and thus it would have impossible for William to march to Hastings from there.
Before you revamp this video you should perhaps look at the source documents. These are :- The Bayeux Tapestry, The Carmen (Guy d'Amien), Gesta Guillemi ( William of Poitiers circa £200 a copy) and Gesta Normannum Ducum ( William of Jumièges vol 2 circa £125).
WILL YOU PLEASE MAKE THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE 1066
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Thanks for this video! It really helped me with my homework! Just to say that I was told in by someone that William's army had 7000 men and Harold's had 5000 men. So I'm a little confused. Please can you find out and tell me which one is true be because it is part of my homework
Thanks, nobody really knows the exact numbers, accounts vary. Good luck with the homework!
Thanks!!
Only a fool would go to into battle on a completely open flanked site, the actual battle didn't happen at battle Abbey, the actual Abbey at crowhurst was nearly finished then the monks decided to build a huge more superior Abbey at battle on the main trade Road to London TAX FREE. Its still a nice place to visit though. It also keeps the masses away from the actual Abbey and battlefield aswell.
Proud to present public comment number 0066........ Bugger me, mate. Tough day all around, I'd say. A bit afterwards, Old Billy gave his bro Odo some land in the far north (today's Haltwhistle) and from there, about 400 years ago, we Blankenships headed off for the Colonies. Got to Virginia and been in the same spot ever since. I'm no friend of the ruddy Frogs, mind you; but, this time they done ok.
Is that a game? It looks so familliar, but i can't remmember what it's called
Yolle rise of nations
coordinated artillery (archers) and infantry! what a "modern" tactic
We should work together on something
harold hadrada is typing...
And you killed the video with loud music.
Sussex not Essex.
William ordered 4 knights to find and kill Harold but everyone knows Harold was killed by an arrow in the eye.
Correct. The Bayeux Tapestry records Harold being killed by an arrow through the eye.
They can't be certain as to how Harold died, some think an arrow through the eye, others prefer to think the 4 knights that were ordered to find and kill Harold theory and there is a couple of other theories. We were taught at school the arrow through the eye version as that was the most popular one at the time, but could be changing to fit with current theories.There are also several places that claim to be the final resting place of king Harold, such as Waltham abbey (where I live). My point is that we were not there and could not know for certain, historians themselves always say "we believe" they are often reluctant to say things are fact. History is written by the victor after all, I prefer to believe that his head was cut off, after he had been killed, and displayed to watch over the English coast but I never say it is a fact.
It is possible he died from an arrow to the eye, it is also possible he died in the thick of the fighting by a selected team to find and kill him. Does it matter either way? He died fighting in battle and the video was well presented. Even if it offered the creators preferred version of how king Harold died, it's his video
Rumpole Del Bailey: Actually, that bit was resewn quite badly so we don’t know what it originally showed for sure. If we take it at face :) value, it shows the arrow missing the right eye and striking on the helm above it. Would still hurt! Harold was definitely chopped to pieces because the culprits confessed and a poem “the Song of Hastings” was composed in remembrance of their underhanded deed as a kind of penance.
Zoe Porphyrogenita he could have been killed by an arrow and then later on Chopped to pieces
Rumple Forskin: That is one possibility, though the BT indicates he was still standing. He was evidently one tough soldier.
Wow
in Essex !!!!!! PLEB
hi whos here from history in nishkam high school if you are say hi?
This is not what i learned in history
Good vid but the music is too loud.
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