8. William determined to
throw him off the trone !
His plan was to attack
England from the SOUTH
and the SAME DAY, his
friend the King of Norway,
richly rewarded, would
attack from the NORTH
Harold ???
William
King of
Norway
9. During that winter William ordered a great many ships to be built to
invade England...Hundred of trees were cut down...
10. On D day the King
of Norway was alone
when he attacked
Harold near York because
in the south there was no
wind at all! The
Duke’s sailing boats
couldn’t move !
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1066
William
11. Harold and his
army, defeated the
King of Norway who
returned home !
Norway
Harold
?
William
12. Slowly the wind began blowing...so William could attack England from the south...but
there was no-one to fight against ? Nobody knew William was waiting in Hastings !
13. Harold was very
tired. It was bad
news when he was
told that the Duke
of Normandy
awaited him in
Hastings
Harold
Hastings
William
14. Harold had to fight but
he couldn’t because his
army was exhausted ! So
he decided to build a
sort of wooden castle
near Hastings to protect
himself. William didn’t
know what to do.
Harold
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William
23. He ordered the building of the Tower of London -the White Tower- from
where he ruled a brand new England composed of many shires controlled
by sheriffs...He decided the French Language would be the official
language of England ! A strange story to be told !
