The Battle of Hastings
Where?
Place: On the Sussex coast of England
Who?
Combatants: The Norman, Breton, Burgundian, Flemish and French army of Duke William of Normandy against the Saxon army of King Harold of England
Duke William of Normandy
Reasons to like the Normans
- work for the peasants
- brought peace to the land
- infrastructure, architecture
- fuedal system
- bringing religion to the land and places of worship
- made the country safer
Reasons to hate the Normans
- they destroyed the countryside
- replaced buildings with their own styles
- they killed the English king
- killed the people
King Harold Godwinsson of England
Why?
Because the crown was promised to William but Harold took the crown because he was in England when the king died.
