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Answer
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Date of the Battle
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Kings death led to this battle
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Edward the Confessor
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This battle started the
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Norman Conquest
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Defending force
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Anglo-Saxons
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^ Leader of the above
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King Harold II
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^ Aboves claim to the throne
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Pointed at by Edward on his deathbed
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Invading force
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Normans
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^ Leader of the above
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Duke William of Normandy
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^ Aboves claim to the throne
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Promised by Edward
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Location of the battle
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Battle, East Sussex
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Name of the Battle that happened 19 days earlier involving the defenders
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
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Approximate distance travelled in miles from the above to the Battle of Hastings
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185 Miles
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Location that the invaders landed in
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Pevensey, East Sussex
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Estimated defenders numbers
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7000 - 8000
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Estimated invaders numbers
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5000 - 12000
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Name of the hill the defenders stood atop
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Senlac Hill
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Tactic used by the defenders to repel the invaders
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Shield wall
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Tactic used by the invaders to break up the defenders
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Feigned retreat
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Elite infantry defending the king
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Housecarl
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Name given to conscripted or freemen, making the bulk of the defending army.
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Fyrd
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The battle lasted for approximately
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9 Hours
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The king died from what according to interpretations
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Arrow to the eye
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Defending Kings wife
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Edith Swanneck
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Built on the battlefield, with the altar on the supposed spot the king died.
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Battle Abbey
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The reason the above building was built
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Atonement
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70 metre long cloth depicting the events.
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Bayeux Tapestry
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles reference the battle as
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Battle at the hoary apple tree
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How much did the kings mother offer for his body
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His weight in gold
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What Abbey is supposed to hold the grave of the king
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Waltham Abbey
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How did the invading leader want the kings body disposed of
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Thrown into the sea
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When was the Invading leader crowned King
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25th December 1066
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How many days was the defending king, king for
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282 Days
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What did the invading leader see as proof of the wrongful king being on the thrown
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Halley's Comet
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