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Normandy,France— Monday, October 18, 1066 — 1 page 5 Francs

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The Bayeux Tapestry showing This is William’s battle

William with an arrow through
William Wins
plan. His idea was to run
his eye.
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and pronounce that
William was dead. They
played that trick many
times. Groups of the Saxon
fyrd ran down the hill to
kill the Normans thinking
that William was dead.
Each time the Normans
would take control and kill
the Saxons. They did this
until they had killed
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enough Saxons to see the
On Thursday last week Why William Wanted The King. Then William
William entered England to Crown gathered his archers and
hopefully win back the William wanted the crown told them to fire at the
crown he was promised. because Edward The Housecarls before finally
William and his Norman Confessor was his cousin killing King Harold. The
army travelled to Hastings, once removed and Edward reason why the Saxons lost
England had promised him the is the fact that they left
to fight Harold throne. Edward died formation unlike the
Godwinson’s army for the without an heir therefore Normans who kept
crown. meaning there was no King formation therefore won
Fortunately for William he for a little while. There the Battle Of Hastings.
won. William is now in were three contenders for Another thing that helped
charge of England. Read on the throne Harald William was the fact that
to find out more about his Hardrada King Of he had 10,000 well trained
battle plan and why the Denmark, Harold soldiers who were put into
Saxon army and their Godwinson Earl Of Wessex different categories but
leader lost. and William. Harold won. Harold only had 7,000.
William took a stand.