The Brutal Battle of Hastings (1066 Episode 3)

This is part 3 of our series on 1066, and episode 9 on the whole saga of the end of the Anglo Saxons, watch part 1 here:    • 1066 Episode 1: The Shadows of War...  

Watch the whole playlist here:    • 1066 & The Norman Conquest  

Following King Harold Godwinson’s climactic victory at the Battle of Stanford Bridge, and the death of Harald Hardrada, what did he do when news reached him that William of Normandy’s army had landed further south? How did the two armies finally come together for one of the most totemic clashes of all time, on the morning of the 14th of October 1066? What exactly unfolded during the infamous Battle of Hastings? And, how did Harold truly meet his grisly end?

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00:00 The most fateful battle in English history
04:48 A remarkable source
06:24 The traditional version
06:56 What William is up to
07:31 Why William invades in autumn
10:03 The fleet sets sail
12:49 William lands
14:18 William makes his base at Hastings
22:48 The battle
44:25 The death of Harold

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