<P> Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 43" N 0 ° 29 ′ 15" E ﻿ / ﻿ 50.91194 ° N 0.48750 ° E ﻿ / 50.91194; 0.48750 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Hastings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Norman conquest of England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Harold Rex Interfectus Est: "King Harold was killed". Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings and the death of Harold . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 14 October 1066 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Battle near Hastings, East Sussex, England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Decisive Norman victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Normans </Td> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William of Normandy Alan the Red William fitzOsbern Eustace II, Count of Boulogne </Td> <Td> Harold Godwinson † Gyrth Godwinson † Leofwine Godwinson † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Unknown, estimates range from 7,000 to 12,000 </Td> <Td> Unknown, estimates range from 5,000 to 13,000 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Why did the battle of hastings norman conquest take place and how was the battle fought and won