Select all that apply. mark the statement if it is true. choose all answers that are correct. a. william the conqueror of normandy and harold, earl of wessex, fought over who would succeed king edward. b. in the battle of hastings, the normans were defeated and harold was crowned king of england on christmas day 1066. c. william and his fleet had to cross the english channel to engage harold's forces at hastings. d. one outcome of the norman conquest was the decline of strong monarchs.