The Battle Of Hastings (1066)
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The Aftermath
Sunrise on the 15th was to find Senlac Ridge littered with broken and discarded weapons together with the bodies of around 2000 Normans, up to 4000 Saxons and 6-700 horses. The battle had been of a length and ferocity unheard of in medieval warfare. Normally battles were over quickly as morale and discipline failed on one side or the other. The evenness of the battle was shown by its duration, fought on a knifes edge all day.

With around 30 percent losses, William was unable to march directly on London. After withdrawing to Hastings for five days, William set about subduing the surrounding countryside. As the significance of Hastings began to be appreciated, other areas submitted to his rule without resistance. By November, he had subdued south eastern England and was eventually crowned king on Christmas Day, 1066.

 

 

References

Butler D. 1066: The Story of a Year, Anthony Blond Ltd., London, 1966

Douglas D. C. William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1966

Golding B. Conquest and Colonisation: The Normans in Britain, 1066-1100, Macmillan, Houndmills, 1994

Oman C.W.C. The Art of War in the Middle Ages AD 378-1515 (revised edition), Great Serial Books, London, 1963

Butler D. 1066: The Story of a Year, Anthony Blond Ltd., London, 1966

Poyntz Wright P. Hastings, The Windrush Press, Gloucestershire, 1996

Tetlow E. The Enigma of Hastings, Peter Owen Ltd., London, 1974

Whitelock D. et.al. The Norman Conquest: Its Setting and Impact, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1966



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