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Period: Jan 1, 1065 to Dec 31, 1067
Norman invasion
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Jan 1, 1066
Edward the Confessor dies
But Harold Gambles makes a bid for the crown supported by all the magnets of England and William does do nothing about it . -
Mar 1, 1066
Preparing to war
Tostig comes to Flanders looking aid (help) projected against harold and looking for help of the conflict . -
May 1, 1066
Tostig attempts to invate England .
Harlod calls out the English levy to defend against an expected thrust from william but it never comes and harlod needs to disband . -
Sep 20, 1066
They defeat the assembled forces of Earls
After sailing up the ouse with more than 10,000 men in 200 longships by defeating the forces and also having a peace . -
Sep 25, 1066
Harold response and surprise of the Norwegian Army
Harold responds by scaping together a scatch force made up largely of his own housecarls and personal followers , In four days he marched 180 miles and suprised the Norweian Army -
Sep 28, 1066
The flight of William
William waits for the wind to be right because there are sailing his fleet . And then they marched to hastings and begin building a castle . -
Oct 1, 1066
Stopping the prayer
While in new york harold learns of william s landing , He marches back by stopping to pray at Waltham Abbey on the way . -
Oct 14, 1066
The position of blocking the normal invasion
Harold takes up the position blocking the norman advance to london on senlac ridge of the battle of the army . And he intends to fight a purerly defeinsive battle , and letting the normans break themselves against it . -
Dec 1, 1066
The war continues until christmas
However the state of war continues until christmas and they have a deal stuck between william and english mangates . But william is crowned king of england on christmas day in london .