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How many men did Harald Hadrada take to invade England
6000 Men
How many battle ships did Harald Hadrada take to invade England
300 battle ships
How did William of Normandy win the battle of Hastings
The soldiers respected him and was an experienced soldier and trained
The people of Devon and Cornwall were loyal to the Godwin family and refused to pay takes or swear loyalty to William or recognise him as king.
William dealt with this resistance by bringing 500 horse men to fight with him. Then they built a castle
A Saxon Lord, Hereward the wake led a rebellion in the Fens which lasted about a year
William dealt with this by punishing the rebels and built a castle
William visited Normandy and while he was away there were rebellions against the rule in Kent and Herefordshire
These rebellions failed because Williams army was to strong
