Edward the Confessor dies. Harold gambles and makes a bid for the Crown
Mar 1, 1066
Tostig comes to Flanders looking for aid in his projected bid against Harold
Mar 6, 1066
william starts to gather his forces
May 3, 1066
Tostig makes an abortive attempt to invade England
May 19, 1066
Harold calls out the English levy to defend against an expected thrust from William
Sep 8, 1066
Harold has to disband the fyrd and let it go home to harvest its crops.
Sep 20, 1066
Harald Hardrada and Tostig defeat the hastily assembled forces of Earls Edwin & Morcar at Fulford outside York.
Sep 25, 1066
Harold scraps together a scratch force made up largely of his own housecarls and personal followers
Sep 26, 1066
harold has marched 180 miles, and surprised the Norwegian army
Sep 28, 1066
William's fleet makes landfall at Pevensey completely unopposed
Oct 1, 1066
william is back in London and gathering what forces he could to face William
Oct 14, 1066
Harold takes up a position blocking the Norman advance to London on Senlac Ridge at the site of Battle with an army of little more than 5,000 weary and footsore men.