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THE BATTLE OF HASTING. In spring 1066, Norman mission to Rome to seek Papal support for the Norman Invasion.
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THE BATTLE OF HASTING • In spring 1066, Norman mission to Rome to seek Papal support for the Norman Invasion • The English were helped by the advantage of their high position which, massed tightly together they held without attempting to advance. The weapons which they fought with easily cut through shields and other protective armour. ZAYNAB • Harold was crowned at Westminster Abbey by Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury and Archbishop Ealdred of York. • It all began with the death of Edward the Confessor, in January 1066. The Bayeux tapestry depicts Edward on his deathbed, offering the English crown to Harold, and this event is reflected in most of the chronicles of the time.