William’s preparation for invasio

Question 1

Strengths ⭐️

Situation in France

Answer 1

• conquered neighbouring province of Maine in 1063
• king of France Phillip I was 14 yrs old and presented no serious threat as a civilisation in Anjou so William was Ken of the most powerful men in NW Europe

Question 2

strengths ⭐️

Support of Pope

Answer 2

-Pope Alexander II gave William the papal banner which gave William his support in what was now a holy war

Question 3

strengths ⭐️

Building an army

Answer 3

• with support of papal banner it was easy to recruit troops from Aquitaine Flanders Maine and Brittany
• 8,000 men // 3,000 horses // 700 ships
• trained troops and well fed

Question 4

Strengths ⭐️

Building a fleet

Answer 4

• built a navy and used flat bottomed boats to make it easy to transport horses
• new weapons and flat packed castles to quickly secure areas

Question 5

Strengths ⭐️

Travel across Channel

Answer 5

• kept men well fed and disciplined
• halved journey to 20 miles by moving men from mouth of river dives to the mouth of the river Somme
• arrived at Pevensey 28th September and English coats was completed I defended as Harold ent fyrd home for harvest

Question 6

Weaknesses 🥺

Travel across channel

Answer 6

-wind blowing in wrong direction at mouth of river dives

Question 7

Weaknesses 🥺

Time

Answer 7

• had to build a navy and gathered men for a long time

- expected so no element of surprise