Chapter Sixteen: The End of England as it was in 1066So, we have come, finally, to the end of the road that took us on our journey to the Battle of Hastings. By the end of December, William...
Chapter Fifteen: The Conqueror is Crowned“And Earl William went back to Hastings again, and waited there to see if he would be submitted to; but when he realised that no one was...
Chapter Thirteen: The Aftermath of the BattleAnd so, the battle culminated in the end of Harold Godwinson’s reign. The Battle of Hastings, as it has largely been referred to,...
Chapter 12: The Battle: 2) A Worthy and Just CauseSo in the last part of this post, the battle lines have been drawn. Harold’s army has been marshalled along the top of the ridge at the...
Chapter Eleven:The Eve of BattleFor a better look http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/battle_hastings_1066/hastingsmaps.html There were two hills that made the valley called...
Chapter Ten: The Golden Warrior“Earl Harold was now consecrated king and met little quiet as long as he ruled the realm.” – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle Harold Hunting in...
Chapter Nine: A Most Courageous EnterpriseAt last, the Normans land in Pevensey on the morning of the 28th September. Medieval church with a weather vane William had been waiting...