1066 Flashcards
Morillo on leadership
“decisive role”
Harold missed many opportunities as a leader
Walker
Harold’s death led to a collapse of leadership
Bennett
Harold couldn’t maintain his troops
Douglas
William was better at managing provisions
Brown
the battle was basically equal, shown by the length of it
Huscroft
W of P on feigned flight
“Normans suddenly turned their horses heads… [and] crushed them completely”
Gillingham’s key factor for the defeat
the difference in armies
Normans were a “military machine”
Huscroft
Infantry had become obsolete 1066
Stenton
“inevitable victory”
Morillo
Brown on the events preceding
seriously affected Harold’s strength
Tostig and Harald killed
slain, arrow to windpipe
Larsen
Harold “rose to the bait”
Morris
Harold didn’t share out his plunder
William of Malmesbury
