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How Did William Win Hastings

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Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
In this essay I will be talking about why I believe that strategy was the most important factor in the Norman’s victory at the Battle of Hastings. I will also be looking at how the other factors, skill and luck, fit in with their win.
Many different factors contributed to William’s win; however, I believe that the most important was strategy. I believe that tactics were the most important because the Normans would not have won if they didn’t lure the English away from their position on top of the hill
To me the second most important factor of William’s success was skill as, had William’s army not been skillful, their attack would not have been as effective because the archers were there to soften

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