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Norman Conquest - 1066
Timothy:
Gentleman, it is my understanding that Harold was winning and if he had stayed in place on his hill he wound have won.
Not sure why he moved but move he did and as they say the rest is history. Harold's line rejoins the line of English kings with Edward III.
Sir Patrick:
If I recall, part of Harold's line broke ranks to finish off a contingent of Norman infantry that had gotten bogged down in a marshy area. This left a gap that Willam's knights exploited to achieve victory.
Sir Wolf:
could never understand early cavalry like Harold's. They road up to battle on horses then got off of them to fight on the field. were as Williams stayed in the saddle to fight... new concept to war.
Sir William:
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--- Quote from: Sir Patrick on 2014-01-21, 03:48:43 ---Check out "1066" by David Howarth. Great resource.
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A second for “1066” by David Howarth.
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And I will give a third reference for the book by Howarth; an excellent starting resource for that period.
Sir James A:
No discussion of King Harold is complete without:
You'll shoot your eye out!
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