ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -At the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066, King Harold II of England was defeated by the invading Norman forces of William the Conqueror. By the end of the bloody, all-day battle, Harold was dead and his forces were destroyed.

Detailed explanation-2: -William was victorious at the Battle of Hastings due to his excellent leadership skills. Harold and his army because Harold made some mistakes. William won the Battle of Hastings because of his superior strategy and tactics.

Detailed explanation-3: -William the Conqueror was a Norman duke when he won the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066-a victory that would ultimately lead to him taking the English crown. Although William’s army won the battle decisively, it was hard-fought on both sides and unusually long by medieval standards.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy who conquered England and ruled as King until his death in 1087 CE, won six battles that are known to historians: Val-s-Dunes, Mortemer, Varaville, Southwark, Hastings, and Exeter.

Detailed explanation-5: -We don’t know for sure how many ships there were in William’s fleet. One chronicler says he had 3, 000. But chroniclers often exaggerated, and from more precise records the real total was probably somewhere between 700 and 800 ships.