Battle of Hastings, 1066 AD ⚔️ Norman Conquest of England ⚔️ Part 4 ⚔️ Medieval DOCUMENTARY

[@HistoryMarche]

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[@KiranSingh-zr8jr]

Love ye videos

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

Pog

[@lalruatdikavarte7943]

Nice video and very informative and very entertaining and very satisfaction more videos.

[@nordboya1656]

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[@judecharles7615]

damn if i only had money to buy this

[@Wanderer628]

People idolize Hardrada for being the last Viking and William for obvious reasons, but Harold gets left out in the cold despite force marching north to annihilate the Viking army at Stamford and force marching back south to almost beat William at Hastings, an impressive feat in itself. If he had won Hastings it would have been a truly incredible military achievement.

[@mijanhoque1740]

He probably would have been remembered as King Harold Godwinson ‘The Great’ similar to King Alfred as he would have defeated two invasion forces and kept his throne and country safe. That’s only if he won at Hastings.

[@shizaromaharu355]

Ikr. He was just so unlucky to be in that precarious situation

[@allandnothing5338]

If...

[@elliotrose8836]

He should og waited longer at London for more men, looks like he had know archers which would of served him well in this fight on top of that hill and help counter the knight skirmishes

[@dominges]

''Should'', ''Would'' and ''If'' are terms used in science fiction not in history! History deals with what had actually taken place and facts, nothing more and nothing less. Did he knew that he was wielding an under equipped and under performing force? Did he had less control over his men on the battlefield? Was his force battered by the Stanford clash? Yes, yes and again yes. The outcome was clear even before he started the march back south. Stating all this, it's clear as day that only Hope and hope alone was the driving factor for him.

[@StoicFC]

These videos are so underrated. They give so much important background information before the battle, and the maps are so incredibly well detailed

[@HistoryMarche]

Much appreciated!

[@lupinsvinyls]

​@@HistoryMarcheyes they are very detailed. I watched 3 videos in Agincourt and this channels is by far superior. In explaining every detail and step of what happened. The amount of time and money spent on a single video has to be high. These are by far the best.

[@davidgregorious3061]

Harold’s final days were like being in one of those dreams where you’re just trying to accomplish something, but everything keeps going wrong and you can never quite get it done.

[@bunk95]

No human can want to make, keep and be near another human slave even when that/other slaves are marketed as peasants. Its too easy at the top. Ask me about whats often marketed as notorious ghettos and how boring the stories become.

[@maus8737]

@@bunk95I’m sorry, I really don’t see how that’s related…

[@bunk95]

@@maus8737 im practicing. I own humans. Huzzah!

[@maus8737]

@@bunk95 what planet are u on where anything u said is relevant to Harold Hardrada’s life and death?

[@anti-spiral159]

@@bunk95 Delirious man.

[@miklosszanyi620]

Harold: *waiting for William* His soldiers: It's almost harvesting season!

[@OhioDan]

William: I will drink from your skull!

[@miklosszanyi620]

@@OhioDan Harold to Hadrada: Away with you, vile beggar!

[@marcobergamaschi3356]

M'lord!

[@OhioDan]

Anyone remember the mission where you're supposed to corral several groups of disobedient peasants and make them go back to the village? lol

[@miklosszanyi620]

@@OhioDan That's a nice you have on your shoulders!

[@darkadrien14]

little detail : the reason Harold marched so quickly against William, not waiting for his army to rest more and/or for more troops to arrive, was because William raided land and estates that were direct Harold's property. That way, not only did he gained loot, but he also send a message to the people of England " how can you king defend you, if he can't even defend his own property ? " Thus forcing Harold to fight before he was completly ready.

[@aidanmaclear2787]

More than that, Godwinson had to march because he himself was an usurper, and needed to solidify his rule fast. Couldn't risk the English earls defecting to William

[@mijanhoque1740]

@@aidanmaclear2787 Not really I mean the Anglo-Saxon culture was very different and they used a Witan (council of noblemen) to elect their next King, the king isn’t selected by birthright necessarily.

[@darkadrien14]

@@aidanmaclear2787 They would not defect. They choose Harold instead of William at the Death of Edward.

[@aidanmaclear2787]

@@mijanhoque1740 What you are saying is supporting my point. This was before divine right kingship and birthright kingship. Godwinson took the crown because he was powerful, got support because he was powerful, and he had to prove that he was indeed more powerful than William and Hardraada.

[@aidanmaclear2787]

@@darkadrien14 They chose Godwinson when his swords were close and William's swords were far away. When William shows up to press his claim with swords, quite likely that some nobles will defect under threat, because William looks like the stronger horse, or even because they don't like the Godwin family's power and think their lot will be better under a foreign king, like Cnut the Great.

[@FlashPointHx]

To think William the conqueror would create the Tower of London and it will soon celebrate its 1000th birthday blows my mind

[@LightxHeaven]

The Great Pyramid of Giza is even more impressive. 4500 years later it’s still in excellent condition all things considered.

[@benblokland474]

@@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus well in the context of it being almost 1000 years you could say it is ‘soon’

[@Michael_______]

The tower you're looking at today is a little different from the one used as a residence by King William. It's been added onto a bit. Still impressive anyhow.

[@colinbarthelemy726]

Where is your next atilla lecture?

[@bundleofhumble3119]

@@LightxHeaven That one does not count since its creators are no longer There, not even in bloodlines.

[@The_ZeroLine]

What many people don’t realize is that William’s victory brought more stability to England because his Norman lands brought in more income than all of England combined.

[@GAarcher]

*It was not something good, it made england french, therefore, fucking cringe*

[@mortanos8938]

One thing that I have noticed in your videos so far is your voice. You are a fantastic storyteller for war stories. A very powerful voice and a very clear and understandable English to go with it. Listening to you is like listening to a movie soundtrack. I would love to hear that voice portrait the battle of Gaugamela. Great work from you guys. Keep em coming !

[@ahmedibrahim9082]

This battle is by far one of my favorite ones. It is actually the first one I studied in detail. Thank you so much HistoryMarche for the amazing video. The animations are stunning and the narrator is the best! I really appreciate the work put into this video!!!!

[@DaveSCameron]

Last time Great Britain was beaten and invaded but thankfully it was by our own French kindreds. 🇫🇷📚🇬🇧🍀👑👍🙏🏻❤️

[@A-VeryJudgemental-Guy]

“Ya imma leave my 8 year old to rule the kingdom, he’s got this” Council: “wut”

[@HistoryMarche]

Pretty much. I turned out well though.

[@myrcutio]

Twist: your 8-year old is William the Conqueror and ruling Normandy is just the tutorial mission.

[@rafaelt8589]

I mean, brazil had a 14 year old king too, and he ended up being quite a badass

[@yosahm691]

@@rafaelt8589 lol who cares about brazil

[@rafaelt8589]

@@yosahm691 a lot of people

[@swineflu6523]

William really won the day by cheesing the infantry AI with cycle charging lmao

[@Pervkittehswatchingu]

Underrated comment, this

[@Perceval777]

Just like in Medieval 2, right? :D

[@roundedges2]

Poor discipline from unprofessional army to chase and not maintain the wall

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@roundedges2 Well, the fight did last almost a full day and only twice some left the shieldwall. How many times did professionals have to stand fur a full day in a shield wall?

[@Daosguard]

Longbows are broken. AI can't counter.

[@CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Shot out to the game 1066, you saved me from boredom in some many classes

[@robertdevito5001]

That game is awesome

[@thecabooseattheendofthetra9260]

@@robertdevito5001 Never heard of it. Is it on Steam?

[@michimatsch5862]

Great flash Game.

[@HannibalsHorse]

Doesn’t exist anymore I don’t think, it was incredible, simple and multiplayer!

[@juanzulu1318]

@@HannibalsHorse is there a link? I am curious...

[@Unsolicited-Info]

Had a feeling today was going to be a good day, new History Marche content just confirms it

[@numbr17]

Wow. Who needs Game of Thrones, when we have actual history like this, and videos like this one to show how it all went down? Nicely done!

[@mijanhoque1740]

Everyone needs Game of thrones that show is elite except for the final season of course

[@UmbraFulgur]

@@mijanhoque1740, GOT was inspired by The Wars of the Roses, so....

[@mijanhoque1740]

@@UmbraFulgur Inspired by but did it’s own thing with unique lore and excellent world building

[@CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC707]

@@UmbraFulgur Dance of Dragons is based off of War of the rose!

[@NelsonDiscovery]

Damn right.

[@arche8229]

Was going to study until I saw the notification. Homework, prepare to get ignored!

[@Unsolicited-Info]

Felt this in my bones 😂

[@ahmedibrahim9082]

Same

[@LightxHeaven]

The battle that set the stage for the rest of European history in all its glory! Fantastic production quality as always!

[@jonbaxter2254]

I always wonder how different English history would be if Harold won?

[@jannestiemes4328]

@@jonbaxter2254 it would’ve been really interesting to see, no matter which Harold would’ve gotten the throne

[@mijanhoque1740]

@@jonbaxter2254 Well we would be speaking old English possibly, there would be no 100 years war between England and France, not sure if there would be a British Empire or if England even would be a major European power.

[@mcrudeboi123456789]

@@jonbaxter2254 Well for starters you wouldn’t be writing this message in our version of modern English.

[@donpettitwedestroyedtheapo6488]

It's good that French conquered England, that's why English is so rich with 50% of words coming from Latin

[@c63amgblack]

This channel should have 10 times the number of subs. Love you guys!

[@harrisonrawlinson5650]

This was the first battle that I learnt about in any detail whilst I was in primary school. The explanation my teacher gave when I was probably 6 or 7 years old was good enough to give my a passion for history into adulthood

[@benjackson91]

Harold was absolutely robbed Underrated English king who would have been remembered as ‘the great’ if he’d lived

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

Hadrada, I agree. Curse the Anglo-Saxons, though.

[@jonbaxter2254]

He was a champ, but he lives on in our hearts

[@darkadrien14]

"If"

[@sirjoey3137]

@Gay killer Hardrada already was great, he had a great resume but failed the invasion.

[@loslobos786]

He was a usurper!! His family was Edwards enemy his entire life. Edward purposefully never consummated the marriage to Godwinsons sister so their family wouldn't get the throne. Plus the kid from Hungry had a better claim to the throne and was Edwards heir up to his death. Godwin took advantage of a senile old man's last moments to snatch the throne from the kid. He got what he deserved at Hastings due to his greed, pride, vanity and stupidity. Sadly the Anglo Saxon people ultimately paid a horrible price for his actions.

[@julio5prado]

Hastings is a fascinating battle in a fascinating campaign. Never tired of watching it. Thanks !

[@andreymalov9602]

When you look at the names of Normandy cities such as Caen, Carentan, St.Lo you can't help but remember what would happen here in 900 years... Truly what a rich history Normandy has...

[@judsonwall8615]

Honestly, Hastings was one of those rare battles that was so close, it came down to which king was killed first. Could’ve just as easily been William felled by a stray arrow. And if so, his army would’ve melted away just as the anglo saxons did. Also, to me, Hastings wasn’t William’s greatest feat. It was maintaining control of both his kingdom and his duchy in the aftermath that’s far more impressive.

[@Woden-96]

But yet we Anglo saxon English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 our still here to this day and William the gutless coward bloodline die out in England along with his Norman's people only thing that reminds was the name Norman and we all no that name came from them plus we start to invade France countless time and conquering them countless time and made France apart of England for a time so really that make us english the conquers not William you don't become a conquers by invading once 🤦🏻 but at least we english had the last laugh when it come to William the gutless coward of Normandy 😂🤣

[@jaysonp9426]

It's amazing how much history changes from decisive moments

[@carterschell9518]

Hey hey love to see a new upload! Thanks historymarche

[@pjfairchild6670]

My 19 times great grandfather on my paternal side, Richard De La Poer came from Normandy as one of William’s generals.

[@xivanquishix3456]

I’ve walked the actual battlefield (an actual battle hill) and I can safely say that the attacking Norman army must have been exhausted long before they clashed. I was tired walking up that hill with mere clothing, let alone full iron armor. The field had a strange ere to it. Wouldn’t have to convince me of the residual energy there.

[@nicholasbishop6731]

Some say, England, died that day.

[@belis35]

@@nicholasbishop6731 some others say, it’s for the better.

[@nellyprice]

fitness can overcome slopes and load to some extent, but its the generation of heat and inability to ventilate this in armour that causes biggest issue, even in todays body armour. multiple attacks up the slope would have exhausted troops, there must have been bigger numbers to rotate and not have the shield wall advance and envelope them, especially given the numbers of archers not directly involved in cqb. love to visit the site and reenactment one day

[@nicholasbishop6731]

@@belis35 That depends, on your point of view.

[@RinoGato]

The channel Modern History TV did a video like a year ago titled "Why was this type of armour in use for so long?" - He's talking about mail armor and about the last third of the video is him doing his normal chores (feeding his horses, riding) wearing mail armor. Despite the added weight, it's not a hindrance at all - So for the trained soldiers of the time, we can pretty much assume that no, they weren't exhausted long before they clashed. They were used to walking/marching, they were used to fighting, all in their full set of armor - They were trained for those situations. The exhaustion only came during the constant fighting. But I can see why you were tired after this walk, that slope definitely can be challenging if you're not used to walking for a prolonged time, especially on steep terrain, no shame in that. As someone who grew up with dogs in an area with lots of steep hills, I can tell you that at some point, you get used to it and aren't exhausted anymore.

[@seanmaury7844]

Not only is the history lesson first rate, the pop-ups are killing it!!

[@birbolea8720]

These videos keep getting better and better, hopefully this channel reaches 1 million subs before 2022. Keep up the good work !

[@HistoryMarche]

I hope so too!

[@mariafe7050]

nope

[@jait2024]

Talking about subs. 💥

[@leroyholm9075]

The battle was fought in the Crowhurst Valley blocking the progress from the old port (to the left) of Hastings at the massive inlet at Bulverhithe (the only place capable of safe anchorage for the large fleet) and now silted up. The valley gave the only access to the ridge and the way out for the Norman army. This was Harolds estate and the remains of the first abbey built after the battle are still there for all to see.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

I would like to suggest the Battle of the Blarathon, a rare ocassion in which Byzantines and Sassanids fought in the same side and marked the beginning of a rather short and also rare period of peaceful and friendly relationships between the two powers just before the last and most destructive war between the two empires.

[@Fumikor]

oh man oh man oh man, a new History Marche video? And it's on a medieval battle? YES

[@rasulpourjafar2080]

This battle is one of the most dramatic historical events and i hope they make a movie about all this power struggle for english throne 👌👌

[@moomeansmooable]

There was a miniseries called 1066 that was pretty good from what I remember

[@8thLegio]

Hell yeah! thanks for this HistoryMarche!

[@breezyx976]

Props to the normans, in most of these battles the first "rout" and it's over, but they retreated like 3 times without losing cohesion.

[@mariano98ify]

That it is what a disciplined and standing army do for you

[@MrKbonez]

Because the English were exhausted even before the battle started. Dont forget that Harold marched to Stamford Bridge to deal with Harald and back just in time to fight William

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@MrKbonez 200 miles in 4 days.

[@MrKbonez]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- my point exactly.

[@RadCowify]

A lot of sources tend to point to this battle as "the rise of the Knight" as the cornerstone of medieval warfare, and I think this is why. They could continuously charge and retreat because the Anglo-Saxon force lacked a decisive element. The Normans could take a lot of punishment and break ten times over, but the Anglo-Saxons couldn't capitalize on it. They were doomed by their own defensive posture. By contrast, every time the Anglo-Saxons lost cohesion, they suffered dearly for it.

[@sxvoii225]

I discovered this channel recently, and I want to thank you for giving me a lot of Arab and non-Arab history, which helped me in my social and work life. Thank you very much ❤️

[@HistoryMarche]

Welcome to the channel.

[@g.sergiusfidenas6650]

Just a correction the Plantagenet while descendants of William are called that way starting with Henry II who got that name from the epithet of his father, the count of Anjou Geoffrey, his claim and his relation to the house of Normandy comes from his mother Empress Matilda.

[@Dokja0]

I got an important exam tomorrow. This will be my treat after I give it.

[@umamangal312]

All the best

[@michaelagustinsantos3015]

Better tell us the results.

[@Dokja0]

@@umamangal312 thanks:) It went well..

[@Dokja0]

@@michaelagustinsantos3015 I will. Still a few months for that though.. Time for my treat haha

[@Blackaddder]

I'm glad a video of this battle was made because we studied this in my English School in Kuwait as being the last year in which England was invaded. I studied this in Grade 7.

[@thebigone6969]

This video is so great! So much detail and background! I learned a ton! Thanks so much! You guys are definitely the greatest historians in world history!!!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thanks so much!

[@monsefabdi2567]

I have to say that this man's voice is fantastiiccc i can watch 4 hours of him explaining 46 ways of the peanut

[@CapAnson12345]

Imagine if things had gone slightly differently Harold Godwinson might have gone down as one of the greatest rulers in world history.

[@demeare-_-3360]

Greatest ruler i don’t know, but definitely one of the greatest warrior kings in history

[@NelsonDiscovery]

Imagine force marching thousands of evil aggressive normaltrash all the way to the north of England and force marching them right back again after a bloody battle to fight again in just a few days. Harold was a very talented military leader. His bad luck was having to go up against William.

[@Oblivious_uncertainties]

Me, who learn a lot of new English words from Historymarche: *STONKS*

[@sevoo1579]

I always have found the history of England fascinating (and Im talking as french here)

[@jackwhitehead5233]

Respect to France 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇵

[@dragooll2023]

35% of chances you are not actually french lol

[@Rushmore222]

Formidable archery would have certainly turned the tide in Harold's favor, especially firing downhill. English kings would realize that in later centuries and put it to devastating military use.

[@mjktrx]

Dude this is the first time I’ve watched one of your videos and by the end I was completely invested! Love the video and deeply appreciate the work you put in to get this up. You’ve got yourself a new, keen subscriber!

[@GwcMuso]

'The Battle of Hastings - The Uncomfortable Truth'. A book, or Kindle version worth reading. Some food for thought about where the punch up actually took place.

[@mahmoudelimam5973]

Both are brave and honourable kings rip king Harold.

[@Silvanafromchester]

I believe that King Harold should be given as much respect as Alfred the Great. Growing up, I had no idea what an amazing man and leader he was ..the kind that we need today. I mourn the fact that he was narrowly defeated by the Bastard of Normandy. Had he been triumphant I believe that England of today would look very different.... probably better. My dear dad had his name and served his country nobly in the last war. I owe them both a large debt of gratitude.

[@janstan8407]

Excellent video! I love British/English history and with the cute graphics, this was VERY well presented!!

[@danoconnor3720]

I always enjoy a retelling of the story of Norman the Conqueror.

[@AeneasGemini]

William the Conqueror: *Succeeds with clever tactics and strategic planning* Aegon the Conqueror: *dragons go brrrr* Reality: much more interesting than fantasy

[@mijanhoque1740]

Well Aegon had much better feats and he was intellectual in using his dragons in not just conquering 1 but 6 kingdoms and using great political means as well.

[@rionabil8065]

Edward : *Pointing finger Also Edward : "Open the damn window god sake"

[@Yatagurusu]

Don't forget that a freak late summer/autumn storm destroyed the English fleet that was stationed to protect against the Norman invaders. Harold just couldn't catch a break.

[@anthonytaylor9232]

More info on that aspect would be graetly appreciated, Please!

[@lahire4943]

The part about the Scandinavian invasion of France led by Rollo is not correct at all. Rollo was beaten numerous times, at the Siege of Paris (defended by Eudes of Paris) in 885-887, beaten by the Breton king Alain le Grand, beaten at the Siege of Paris in 911 and finally DECISIVELY beaten by Robert the first, king of the Franks, at the Siege of Chartres in 911. Robert the first was never "forced" to let Rollo take a part of Normandy. Robert and Charles the Simple, who were in position of force, made Rollo sign the treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte : he was allowed to settle in a part of Normandy, and in exchange, had to baptize himself and engaged himself to stop any Viking invasion coming from the North. Nonetheless, the making of this video is excellent and highly enjoyable.

[@HistoryMarche]

- Indeed about Rollo, but overall he won land in Francia. And since the video is not about him, going on a tangent about all of those battles wouldn't work. It's for a separate video. - It's one way of looking at it. My take on it is that they were forced to give Rollo land. If they could've beaten him, they would've given him nothing, unless they're crazy. And the fact he had to baptize was nothing new, Norse kings were practicing this already at this time even without getting any land anywhere. But overall, when someone comes to your country, and essentially takes what is yours - yeah, you were forced to give it to him, otherwise if you could've defeated him you would give him nothing.

[@lahire4943]

@@HistoryMarche I understand your point of view, that is giving lands to an invader would be something quite advantageous for the latter, but one must know that the kingdom of Francia had been constantly ravaged by unpredictable thus hard to counter Viking raids for more than one century, which led to insecurity and financial problems. Eventhough the West Franks were successful against the Vikings on the battlefield, they couldn't raise an army to defend every village and church of the country. Thus, Charles the Simple saw the decisive victory at Chartres (the fact that Rollo lost at Chartres is totally admitted) as an opportunity to vassalize a Viking leader, who would largely contribute to prevent any other invasion coming from Scandinavia.

[@pierren___]

@@HistoryMarche so they let him fight the other vikings, which weakens them. If he won against them, Why didnt he continue ? Lol

[@papazoulou9326]

Perfect timing with the french victory against Wales today

[@HAL9000s3]

This is an excellent channel! The maps, the graphics, the sense of humour spot on! Instant sub. Cheers!

[@tomburton8239]

The coastline was very different then: numerous major inlets - notably at Pevensey where the inland sea was large enough to make a safe harbour for the hundreds of small ships that transported William’s troop. Remember, a ship then was only big enough for 30-50 troops/horses. I.e. each of William’s ships was about as big as a typical middle-sized sailing boat today. And they came from a similarly large inland sea at Fecamp.

[@kevoseddo4064]

Thank you for putting so much work into these videos. I’ve been watching for 3 hours straight

[@obaidaserdar1780]

Amazing ....you know you are probably the best history teacher ever

[@denniscleary7580]

This battles up there on my list along with Agincourt, thanks guys 👍

[@connorstafford4916]

One of my ancestors, the brother of Ralph de toeni, was the hereditary standard bearer for William the conqueror in this battle.

[@fethimohamed288]

Its a good day, day for historymarche video

[@WWIIKittyhawk]

Heck yeah. My mums ancestors were Norman, and we traced it back all the way to this invasion. The Delamore family came from Normandy nearly 1000 years ago to England. Pretty cool when I discovered the origins of my mums Maiden name. The Delamore’s spread around the world in the 17 hundreds, and my mums side came here to New Zealand.

[@MinecraftMasters264]

My surname is also traced to the Norman invasion of 1066. This is the case for a lot of surnames present in the UK. Unfortunately surnames aren't a guaranteed connection to your ancestors as Common peasants had no surnames and wouldn't have adopted them for many centuries to come. But that's sick that you've been able to trace it back. Would love to do it myself

[@adelaidesngan604]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@justinnamuco9096]

@@MinecraftMasters264 yeah that's the problem with surnames

[@rocketsbyodin5499]

Fantastic narrative and presentation--both in detail and in the larger political context. More please!

[@fogwar]

Fantastic video! Slight correction though, William didn't begin the Plantagenet dynasty, he began the Norman dynasty. The Plantagenet dynasty was started by Henry II in 1154, William's great-grandson through his grand-daughter, Empress Matilda.

[@Paris-xv9sj]

Harold Godwinson to Harald Hardrada : I am faster than lightning! *Is crossing the bridge at Stanford Bridge* Harald Hardrada at Stanford Brige : Wait what?! This isn't possible...London to York in 5 days?! *Got defeated and killed* William the Bastard to Harold Godwinson : Not as fast as your short lived kingdom

[@royt64taylor17]

How this has never been made a film I do not know. The story is utterly epic. Harold tricked into a promise. Norman unable to raise an army recruits the Pope establishing a prayers for power deal still alive TODAY, Harold waits and waits nearly loses his army to the harvest, rushes north to win a battle that includes defeating a berserker then RUNS south to meet Norman and NEARLY wins. Then tragically dies and not only loses a battle but his (my, our) people suffer from the worst ethnic cleansing since Carthage. How is this not a film?

[@danielwade934]

agree 100% what an incredible saga

[@French-Dutch-English-blooded]

I'm pretty sure most studios would say "too White."

[@MrBurkeandr]

@@French-Dutch-English-blooded revisionism

[@MrBurkeandr]

your people , the anglo saxons. were absolutely not ethnically cleansed , they were harried, if you read any historical text you will know that the Normans were the ruling Elite and they took and held the whole country with a small military force their numbers were small, no large numbers of Normand repopulated Britain, it was not like when the anglo-saxons migrated as boat people in the eighth century having been pushed out by the Germans. As for ethnic cleansing, the Danes were ethnically cleansed by the anglo saxons from lands they conquered so if you want to discuss ethnic cleansing by anglo saxons start there and continue ....

[@pij6277]

Normans spread their seed deep into Anglo Saxon wombs

[@d.nuri.z3673]

شكرا لك على جهدك هذا في تقديم لنا افضل السينياروهات حول مختلف المعارك فقد افدتني كثيرا شكرا لك مرة ثانية

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

The Saxons would have won if they hadn't fell for the feigned retreat tactics.

[@irishpatriotv2575]

a lot of people would of won if they had not done so

[@jonbaxter2254]

They got cocky.

[@Canadian_Zac]

It seems ridiculous how often people fall for it. Esspecially when they fought people like the Huns, who were litterally renowned for their success at that strategy. But that's because we watch from a birds eye view. Not from human height. In the midst of all that chaos. And, if one group are routing, its very easy to push, and get the entire army routing, even if they're winning, because people panic. So a soldier sees them fleeing, thinks 'yeah we got this. lets them get and make everyone run!' Then they turn around and you realize how badly you fucked up

[@brae103]

This video is going to carry me during my History final exam

[@AlexBauir]

W

[@benhaney9629]

Feigned retreats have been very successful throughout history but they are risky and you need a lot of discipline to pull them off. Feigned retreats often turn into real retreats if panic spreads...

[@TommyTheWalker]

Very well done, I've always been fascinated by this battle. My family goes back about a 1000 years, except that my ancestors went south instead

[@oldgamer1377]

As Slavic from Eastern Europe who lives in London, I watching this and enjoj

[@Utubeasiangirls]

How did Svyatoslav defeat the Mongols when he died many years before the Mongol invasion .

[@oldgamer1377]

@@Utubeasiangirls khazars are turko mongolian people and Svyatoslav defeat many other tribes who ride from mongolia

[@Utubeasiangirls]

Mongolia didn't exist at that time, Khazars were just a turkic tribe. Mongolia attacked Russia and conquered it in the 13th century long after Svyatoslav :D Mongolia became Mongolia only after Ghengis Khan united the different tribes. Khazars were Turkic yes not really Mongol. It's like saying the whole central Asia countries are Mongols like Uzbekistan etc... Some now might have more Mongol blood but only after the Mongol invasions of 13th century not during Svyatoslav.

[@jonbaxter2254]

My boy Godwinson just shaking his head at the bad luck. Win one, lose one. Poor guy must have been exhausted.

[@adricso]

I'm French and each time I hear "William", it brokes my heart ^^ That's his english name but his "real" one is Guillaume

[@TheDanzomanzo]

Neither are correct as both are modern. His most likely written alias was 'Willelm' as that is what appears on the tapestry. Pronunciation almost certainly differed from region, hence the many different spellings of the name there have been.

[@adricso]

@@TheDanzomanzo that's why I put " " at real 😉

[@Corpus.Adamus]

The Normans had a different kind of prononciation, they used W instead of G. His old name was Williame

[@reidparker1848]

Silly Valois boy wants to pretend that Rollo's kin were his, to make him feel as though the Frogs won something.

[@Oblivious_uncertainties]

My mood before new video from HistoryMarche: "Get out of my room." My mood after new video from HistoryMarche: "Do you guys need any help with the chores."

[@HistoryMarche]

Haha

[@molybdaen11]

So you learned about the importance of teamwork?

[@Oblivious_uncertainties]

@@molybdaen11 Indeed.

[@Afro137]

"So Harold lost cause of a bunch of lolNoObslayer's said haha whats military cohesion and yolo it towards fleeing troop just to get cut down ....thats tuff" -Julius Caesar

[@_sky_3123]

He lost because he brought a militia to fight a professional army. He did take a good defensive position but severely lacked the numbers.

[@MetalGamer666]

@@_sky_3123 Yeah, I'm sure the professional army had practiced several military tactics that William could order them to perform. The only orders Harold could give to his farmers with spears, were basically hold the line, or charge.

[@mikeycraig8970]

@@_sky_3123 A militia that had destroyed the better general in Harald Hardrada. It's because of Hardrada, a depleted force and pure luck that William the Bastard won. Not better generalship.

[@_sky_3123]

@@mikeycraig8970 those were not even the same men that fought. (Mosty) Note how he had 2-3k calvary at the battle of the Stanford Bridge, but none here.

[@mikeycraig8970]

@@_sky_3123 1) Stamford Bridge was near a wood, cavalry is useless in a forest. 2) Anglo Saxon cavalry didn't exist. It had been tried, Earl Ralph the Timid, the half English half Norman cousin of Edward the Confessor, had tried getting the fyrd in his earldom to fight on horseback. It was a total failure.

[@dand7763]

long time no see...! Pause just for some seconds...just to grab my popcorn ,because i know this battle would be legendary!

[@annanelson5542]

Wow I am one of the lucky people to watch this in the first 10 minutes. Truly thanks History Marche 🙏

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lemonacidrounds7293]

That guy Harold is everywhere. He literally teleports to every hot point in England

[@theovolz3073]

Wow, just imagine how different history would have been had Harold won.

[@reidparker1848]

Not very. Language may have been very different, but England and France would have wound up entangled anyway.

[@danieln6700]

This is one of my favorite battles. It's so good

[@gunnmansailo1341]

2/5 of the Viking army were forced to fight without armour caused by Harold's precise surprised attack

[@gillettematch3188]

werent they germans?

[@nikoscott145]

@@gillettematch3188 Did you watch the video?

[@gillettematch3188]

@@nikoscott145 i have shitty internet sorry

[@maskr5520]

They werent vikings they were normans half viking half french

[@gillettematch3188]

@@maskr5520 i was referring to the other side

[@LTPottenger]

They should show this simultaneously on every channel of BBC once a year!

[@samdumaquis2033]

Wow, such great animations and history

[@Caniewaak]

God, with the way these production values keep rising soon we'll have archive footage of medieval battles in these videos

[@raptokvortex]

The channel islands are shown as being English here, but prior to the conquest they were Norman possessions.

[@fares9309]

A Kings and Generals and History Marche collab would be EPIC!

[@UltimateFusion6]

Everyone in the comments: *discussing actual history* Me: *Watching this video for Total War strategies*

[@dajmo2369]

I mean, if you’re playing with an outdated AI, it could work.

[@marcfrancisteodoro7720]

Watching this for CK3 haha

[@danielshaheencommodities5748]

It's amazing how the harvest season affected so many historical wars. ..... The importance of agriculture cannot be underestimated

[@taethegreat6607]

I was just rewatching one of your old videos when this was uploaded haha

[@TreiberSeptim]

This was the first major Battlefield I actually stood on. Recommend it, Hastings is a quaint little town and the tour across the battlefield is really cool

[@billbo7630]

Don't know where they took you, but if it was in Hastings it was unlikely the battlefield. It's long been believed the battle was fought outside the town.

[@TreiberSeptim]

@@billbo7630 yeah, it is. You gotta walk a while to the hill where it was fought.

[@dw5523]

My ancestor, Wyamarus Whalley, sailed with William and was the standard bearer at Hastings, and was later made Lord of Whalley in the county of Lancaster.

[@andyw.1164]

My ancestor was William so your ancestor was my ancestor's bitch boy. Does that make you sad? He wrote in his journal how his standard bearer was "just ok, could be better"

[@SuperChuckRaney]

@@andyw.1164 is little William, Making Normandy Great Again?

[@AlexBauir]

@@andyw.1164Jit calm down

[@ronaldreagan5535]

My mom is Norman from the town of Mortain (an old Roman army base back in the day!) and she took me to visit the town of Bayeux where the 11th century tapestry is kept in a very nice museum. Commissioned by William the Conqueror, it’s basically a pro-Norman propaganda piece spelling out why he invaded England. Historians aren’t sure where it was weaved but suspect it may be from England from the hands of nuns in a monastery. Worth a visit! Note that to say that there was a hard separation between Norman France and Saxon England before the invasion of 1066, as this video suggests, is simply fantasy (I.e., the argument that England was strictly Saxon and Normans were strictly French). For example, King Edward the Confessor was half Norman himself and his queen was full blooded Norman. Among the invading Norman forces were soldiers borrowed from the French king outside of Normandy and crossbow men from Italy (mercenaries) and even some foot soldiers from modern Belgium. Normans themselves are the result of mixing: ancient Celtic-Roman people who mixed with Viking newcomers. My mom traces her Norman lineage (with some from Brittany too) back as far back as her family can recall. A recent DNA test from my mom shows that she is mixed, reflecting all of the people who invaded and settled historically in France: Latin (Roman Empire included the province of Gaul -roughly modern day France-for centuries), Celtic (pre Roman settlers of most of Western Europe) and some Scandinavian (not much).

[@dardell2001]

I wonder how different history would be if Harald Hardrada had succeeded in taking the Crown of England. Different rulers, different wars.

[@mitjed]

We would probably be speaking anglo saxon to this day, Ƿes hāl! Iċ þanciġe þē

[@finngregory3599]

@@mitjed Old English*

[@barissaaydinn]

it would be no differnent than Knut, his successors would lose the throne to English nobles

[@larsrons7937]

Excellent video on the Norman conquest, very detailed and informative. 10:39 _"...unfavorable north winds kept the ships _*_anchored_*_ in Normandy."_ I would have expected the Norsemen (or their descendants to have their ships *beached,* probably in shelters to protect them against the elements when not in use, rather than "anchored" in the sea. I could be wrong about that, but he did use "Viking" longboats.

[@keightonjelly4694]

Could you do the invasion of harald hardrada and his battles leading up to this epic battle?

[@julioescamillamelendez282]

Such a clear and explaining battle video

[@CaptKomy]

So early Harald Godwinson still had two eyes