In the leadup to this battle, the victor held a convention in Caen to assemble over 700 ships, which landed at Bulverhythe.
In the leadup to this battle, the victor held a convention in Caen to assemble over 700 ships, which landed at Bulverhythe. The losing army consisted mainly of professional soldiers known as Housecarls, and their main defensive formation was the "shield wall." The losing commander of this battle had recently won the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and had crowned himself King Harold II Godwinson. Depicted on the Bayeaux Tapestry, for 10 points, name this decisive engagement in the Norman conquest of England, a 1066 victory for William the Conqueror.
In the leadup to this battle, the victor held a convention in Caen to assemble over 700 ships, which landed at Bulverhythe.
Battle of Hastings