Battle

Battle of Hastings

20 Oct 1066 · 50.91° N, 0.49° E

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20 Oct 1066
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
50.91° N, 0.49° E
Description
battle which occurred on 14 October 1066

Battle of Hastings

Battle between English and Normans in 1066

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.

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