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The Battle of Hastings (1066) is perhaps the most famous battles in Medieval Britain, if not Europe. This bloody day changed the course of British history and had a profound impact on the development of the modern world. It led not only to a change of dynasty in England but also indirectly to the development of the English language, law, and political institutions which have had an immense impact, far beyond the British Isles. The battle followed in the wake of the Normans landing on the southern coast of England. King Harold II, after defeating a Viking invasion at Stamford Bridge in the north of England headed south to meet the invaders. The two sides met at Hastings in Sussex on the 16th of October 1066. The battle lasted all day and only ended with the death of Harold II. At Hastings, the Normans routed the Anglo-Saxons, and this allowed them to conquer and occupy England. The Battle of 1066 is so famous that many think they know what happened. This is not the case and there are many myths about the battle, that many people accept as historical fact. In reality, the surviving accounts of the Battle of Hastings are all suspect. They are were either written by Anglo-Saxon writers who hated the Normans as foreign overlords, or they were authored by Normans who had an interest in misrepresenting events. This article will try and disentangle fact from fiction and truth from myth, with regard to the Battle of Hastings.
====Reason for the Battle of Hastings ====
====Conclusion====
There are many myths around the Battle of Hastings. The first is that it was Instead of being a contest for the English crown of England between two rival claimants, in fact, the battle it was an illegitimate bid for power by the Norman king William who has only at best had a tenuous weak claim. Then there is to the incorrect belief that the march of the Anglo-Saxon army was the main reason for the defeat of Harold’s armyEnglish throne. In factNext, the Harold's army was rested before did not lose the battle that was fought on that late Autumn day. Then there is the widespread assumption that because of a forced march, nor did Harold's death turn the death tide of war, because he died after the English king was responsible for Normans had taken the Norman victoryadvantage. The brilliant strategy of a William's feigned retreat gave William I was brilliant that led to a decisive victory. The accepted version of the death of Harold II is that he was killed by an arrow to the eye, but in truthFinally, no-one knows for certain how he died. Another common misconception is that William’s victory in 1066 ended all English did not resistance and in reality, it was to be at least the Norman invaders. English rebels fought for another four years before he controlled all of his new realmWilliam consolidated control over England.
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