Why the Battle of

The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings

Contents

1 Why the Battle of

Hastings is important 2 2 Anglo-Saxon England 4 3 Candidates for king 6 4 The wrath of William 8 5 The Norman army 10 6 The Anglo-Saxons 12 7 Vikings attack! 14 8 The Vikings 16 9 King Harold marches 18 10 The Battle of

Stamford Bridge 20 11 Invasion! 22 12 March to Hastings 24 13 Battle lines 26 14 Into battle! 28 15 Holding the shield wall 30 16 Anglo-Saxon defeat 32 17 Fight and flight 34 18 Death and defeat 36 19 Why did King Harold lose Hastings? 38 20 After Hastings 42 Glossary 44 Index 45 Harold’s moments in history 46

Written by Ben Hubbard