What Tyler
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1066.
Now to really mess with the timeline...as “any fule knows” this battle is probably ( for the implications for Britain and then the Empire and the World a massively important, if not the most important)
Either advise King Harold to burn the Norman fleet while it was holed up, stuck by adverse winds, at Dives/St Valery with fire ships as per Drake ( ok who wouldn’t be known or even probably exist if this worked );
Or Leaving a Saxon fleet at the Isle of Wight, which could then bottle up the Normans at their landing base- or again sending in fire ships and burning it en mass;
Intercept and sink Williams flagship that was separated well ahead of the fleet overnight;
Or persuading Harold to wait at least another week in London, allowing the armies of the Northern Earls to regroup and arrive, so having an overwhelming force- the Normans would by then be getting fairly desperate for supplies especially for the horses so would be extremely vulnerable;
Or up in a tree at Hastings; sniper rifle, William takes his helmet off to stem the growing rout as his left wing collapsed as per the Tapestry and “ pfffttt” there goes William ...
Take your pick folks ...
Now to really mess with the timeline...as “any fule knows” this battle is probably ( for the implications for Britain and then the Empire and the World a massively important, if not the most important)
Either advise King Harold to burn the Norman fleet while it was holed up, stuck by adverse winds, at Dives/St Valery with fire ships as per Drake ( ok who wouldn’t be known or even probably exist if this worked );
Or Leaving a Saxon fleet at the Isle of Wight, which could then bottle up the Normans at their landing base- or again sending in fire ships and burning it en mass;
Intercept and sink Williams flagship that was separated well ahead of the fleet overnight;
Or persuading Harold to wait at least another week in London, allowing the armies of the Northern Earls to regroup and arrive, so having an overwhelming force- the Normans would by then be getting fairly desperate for supplies especially for the horses so would be extremely vulnerable;
Or up in a tree at Hastings; sniper rifle, William takes his helmet off to stem the growing rout as his left wing collapsed as per the Tapestry and “ pfffttt” there goes William ...
Take your pick folks ...