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Who Is Harold Godwinson's Victory?

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In 1066, William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson’s armies fought in the Battle of Hastings to determine if Harold could retain the title of King of England. Many reasons intervened, mostly playing in William’s favour; however William’s strength did play a very important part. The first reason why William won is that he was exceptionally lucky. When the wind changed, it allowed him to cross over the channel whilst Harold was still luckily in the North. This helped William by giving him time to prepare and gather his troops and plan. It was also lucky that Harold was hit in the eye as it gave him an opportunity to kill the Saxons leader, which he took complete advantage of by killing Harold and leaving the Saxons leaderless. Another contributory

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