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 === Preparation ===
-* Harold fell into '''William's trap'''
+==== Harold fell into '''William's trap''' ====
-** William ravaged land to gain Harold's attention and '''make him come to Hastings asap'''
+* William ravaged land to gain Harold's attention and '''make him come to Hastings asap'''
-*** So that Harold would have a '''tired and unprepared''' troop
+** So that Harold would have a '''tired and unprepared''' troop
-** Possibly the result of a '''personal desire to avenge''' the damage done to his ancestral land
+* Possibly the result of a '''personal desire to avenge''' the damage done to his ancestral land
-** Harold travelled '''350km down Ermine Street''' after the Battle of Stamford bridge
+* Harold travelled '''350km down Ermine Street''' after the Battle of Stamford bridge
-*** Left his troops exhausted
+** Left his troops exhausted
-** The decision to force an early confrontation can be seen as '''reckless''' in the extreme
+* The decision to force an early confrontation can be seen as '''reckless''' in the extreme
 * Left his '''Archers and Edwin and Morcar''' at Stamford Bridge
-* Stopped to pray at '''Walton Abbey''' and wasted time
-* Allowed himself to become a '''victim of Norman propaganda'''
+==== Stopped to pray at '''Walton Abbey''' and wasted time ====
-** '''Drinking and partying after defeating Tostig'''
-** Accoridng to the '''Bayeux Tapestry'''
+===== Allowed himself to become a '''victim of Norman propaganda''' =====
-*** During the '''1064 Campaign to Normandy'''
+* '''Drinking and partying after defeating Tostig'''
-*** Harold travelled to Normandy
+* Accoridng to the '''Bayeux Tapestry'''
-*** '''Swore an oath''' that he would support William’s claim to the English crown
+** During the '''1064 Campaign to Normandy'''
-**** If Edward the Confessor die without an heir
+** Harold travelled to Normandy
-*** When Harold enthroned himself
+** '''Swore an oath''' that he would support William’s claim to the English crown
-**** William used this to justify his invasion
+*** If Edward the Confessor die without an heir
-*** Harold '''allowed himself to become a victim of Norman propaganda'''
+** When Harold enthroned himself
-*** Did not defend himself against Norman allegations with Alexander II
+*** William used this to justify his invasion
-**** Damaged the morale of Harold's army and helped William recruit men
+** Harold '''allowed himself to become a victim of Norman propaganda'''
+** Did not defend himself against Norman allegations with Alexander II
+*** Damaged the morale of Harold's army and helped William recruit men
 === Battle ===
-* Had to '''move south under conditions favourable to William''' due to the raiding of the surrounding area
+==== Had to '''move south under conditions favourable to William''' due to the raiding of the surrounding area ====
-** Waiting would have allowed Harold to assemble an overwhelming army
+* Waiting would have allowed Harold to assemble an overwhelming army
-*** His army was '''already roughly the same size''' as William's army
+** His army was '''already roughly the same size''' as William's army
-**** However they were '''underprepared, under strength and tired'''
+*** However they were '''underprepared, under strength and tired'''
-**** '''Untrained peasants''' were also behind '''huscarls''' in the shield war
+*** '''Untrained peasants''' were also behind '''huscarls''' in the shield war
-**** Not the same as William's trained force
+*** Not the same as William's trained force
-* '''Lacked inspiration''' during the battle
-** Stuck tactically with the '''shield wall'''
+==== '''Lacked inspiration''' during the battle ====
-** Just hoping to wait it out
+* Stuck tactically with the '''shield wall'''
-** eventually it broke and Harold lost the war
+* Just hoping to wait it out
+* eventually it broke and Harold lost the war
 === However ===
-* It can be argued that Harold '''did not have a choice'''
+==== It can be argued that Harold '''did not have a choice''' ====
-** If he did not react fast enough '''William might have kept on ravaging land''' and the country would still fall to him
+* If he did not react fast enough '''William might have kept on ravaging land''' and the country would still fall to him
-** It can also be argued that it was to '''keep William trapped at Hastings''' and starve him of supplies or to try the element of surprise
+* It can also be argued that it was to '''keep William trapped at Hastings''' and starve him of supplies or to try the element of surprise
 == Other Factors ==