Battle of Hastings
Storyboard Description
This comic gives a brief summary of the events that occurred in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Texte du Storyboard
- In 1066, William the Bastard and his Norman Army havesailed to England in an attempt to seize the English throne.
- Time to make me king!
- William and his troops land at the city of Pevensey, which quickly surrenders, as most of the English army is in the North fighting a Viking invasion.
- Well that was easy!
- The English army meets the Normans at Hastings.The English have the high-ground, on a hill, but the Normans have cavalry and archers.
- Forwards!
- William the Bastard sent wave after wave of infantry and cavalry, but the English had formed a shield wall and they could not get through.
- Keep going!
- Suddenly, something strange happened, its possible thatthe Norman army thought William was dead, but they quickly retreated and the English could smell victory.
- Why are they retreating?
- Thinking they had won, the English broke their shield wall and ran down the hill. Unexpectedly, the Norman troops circled the English and thus they wiped them out and won.
- Victory
- Yay!
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