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Battle of Hastings
Battle between English and Normans in 1066
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The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman Conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.
The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne.
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🇬🇧 Victorians got Battle of Hastings wrong, expert saysA professor's findings claim King Harold's 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings is a Victorian "invention"....
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🇬🇧 ‘A fascinating discovery’: research challenges Battle of Hastings narrative<p>Harold may have sailed, not marched, in 1066, reshaping explanations for his defeat in England’s historic battle</p><p>It is a story that has been ...
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