Battle of Hastings Timeline

William, Duke of Normandy, prepares his invasion fleet to conquer England.

Battle of Stamford Bridge in which Harold Godwinson (Harold II) defeats an invading army led by Harald Hardrada, king of Norway.

William the Conqueror's invading army lands at Pevensey in Sussex, southern England.

The Battle of Hastings in which William, Duke of Normandy, defeats King Harold II of England.

William the Conqueror is crowned William I, king of England, in Westminster Abbey.

The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of Anglo-Saxon Britain is made.