Why Is the Battle of Hastings (1066) Referred to as One

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Multiple Choice

Why is the battle of Hastings (1066) referred to as one of history's rare decisive battles?

• A) Harold, earl of Wessex, and his Anglo-Saxon army succeeded in wiping out the army of the Norman invader, William, in a single day.
• B) Lord Hastings led his Anglo-Saxon army into a trap laid by William, duke of Normandy, resulting in the army's total encirclement and its immediate surrender.
• C) William and his army of Norman soldiers so decimated the Anglo-Saxon army, killing its leader, King Harold, that they were able to overtake England unopposed.
• D) Both contenders to the English throne-the duke of Normandy and the earl of Wessex-were killed, opening the way to a successful invasion by Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway.

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