Battle of Hastings

battle which occurred on 14 October 1066

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event, battle, Anglo-Saxons, Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror, Kingdom of England, Alan Rufus, Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, Norman conquest of England, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Leofwine Godwinson, Gyrth Godwinson, Duchy of Normandy, Kingdom of England Q179876

• Historic England entry^@
• Cartographica Mapping the Pevensey Area Back to 1066: The Historical Environmental Evidence^@
• English Heritage Historical Review ‘On the very spot’: In Defence of Battle^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Medieval Archaeology The Settlement and Landscape Context of the Battle of Hastings^@
• Mental Health, Religion & Culture How the Battle of Hastings was lost^@
• Sussex Archaeological Collections On the Battle of Hastings^@
• The English Historical Review English Warfare in 1066^@
• The English Historical Review The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio^@

Location: 50.911944444, 0.4875, ///growl.nurses.speared, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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  Battle of Aylesford 455
  
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  Battle of Mercredesburne 485
  
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  Battle of Hastings 1066
  
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  Battle of Winchelsea 1350
  
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  Battle of Maidstone 1648
  
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  Battle of Beachy Head 1690
  
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  Action of 2 May 1707 1707
  

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0455-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aylesford

0485-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Mercredesburne

1066-10-20T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hastings

1350-09-06T00:00:00Z

Battle of Winchelsea

1648-06-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Maidstone

1690-07-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of Beachy Head

1707-05-02T00:00:00Z

Action of 2 May 1707

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Frameless

A Chronicle of England - Page 097 - The Death of Harold

Anglo-Saxon shield wall against Norman cavalry in the Battle of Hastings

Batlhast

Battle of Hastings

Battleofhastings

Bec-Hellouin Plaque Normands France Angleterre anniversaire Hastings

Dublin-Guiness-Brauerei-24-Reklame mit Battle of Hastings-1989-gje

Edith discovering the body of Harold

Geschichte des Kostüms (1905) (14597870327)

Guy of Ponthieu on the Bayeux tapestry

KingWilliam

La Normandie Jules Janin illustration 24

La Normandie Jules Janin illustration 25

Normans and Anglo-Saxons

Odo bayeux tapestry

The Battle of Hastings. Bella horrida bella! (BM 1868,0808.5617)

The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066 at this location

The battle roll- an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages (1858) (14777764572)

The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 B.C.-A.D. 1898 (1898) (14763419871)

The Hastings Embroidery displayed in a white domed structure on the old Hastings Pier for the centenary celebration of the Battle of Hastings, August 1966.

Turold of Bayeaux

Vernet Edith discovering King Harold's corpse on the battle field of Hastings

Vital of Bayeux

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic England entry@			Wikidata
link		Cartographica Mapping the Pevensey Area Back to 1066: The Historical Environmental Evidence@			Wikidata
link		English Heritage Historical Review ‘On the very spot’: In Defence of Battle@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Medieval Archaeology The Settlement and Landscape Context of the Battle of Hastings@			Wikidata
link		Mental Health, Religion & Culture How the Battle of Hastings was lost@			Wikidata
link		Sussex Archaeological Collections On the Battle of Hastings@			Wikidata
link		The English Historical Review English Warfare in 1066@			Wikidata
link		The English Historical Review The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio@			Wikidata
conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	485	Battle of Mercredesburne	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Hastings	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1350	Battle of Winchelsea	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1648	Battle of Maidstone	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1690	Battle of Beachy Head	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1707	Action of 2 May 1707	naval battle		Wikidata
image	1864	A Chronicle of England - Page 097 - The Death of Harold			Wikimedia
image		Anglo-Saxon shield wall against Norman cavalry in the Battle of Hastings			Wikimedia
image	2002	Batlhast			Wikimedia
image	1804	Battle of Hastings			Wikimedia
image		Battleofhastings			Wikimedia
image	2017	Bec-Hellouin Plaque Normands France Angleterre anniversaire Hastings			Wikimedia
image	1989	Dublin-Guiness-Brauerei-24-Reklame mit Battle of Hastings-1989-gje			Wikimedia
image		Edith discovering the body of Harold			Wikimedia
image	1905	Geschichte des Kostüms (1905) (14597870327)			Wikimedia
image	1088	Guy of Ponthieu on the Bayeux tapestry			Wikimedia
image	1883	KingWilliam			Wikimedia
image		La Normandie Jules Janin illustration 24			Wikimedia
image		La Normandie Jules Janin illustration 25			Wikimedia
image	1905	Normans and Anglo-Saxons			Wikimedia
image		Odo bayeux tapestry			Wikimedia
image		The Battle of Hastings. Bella horrida bella! (BM 1868,0808.5617)			Wikimedia
image	1993	The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066 at this location			Wikimedia
image	1858	The battle roll- an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages (1858) (14777764572)			Wikimedia
image	1898	The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 B.C.-A.D. 1898 (1898) (14763419871)			Wikimedia
image	1966	The Hastings Embroidery displayed in a white domed structure on the old Hastings Pier for the centenary celebration of the Battle of Hastings, August 1966.			Wikimedia
image	1088	Turold of Bayeaux			Wikimedia
image		Vernet Edith discovering King Harold's corpse on the battle field of Hastings			Wikimedia
image	1088	Vital of Bayeux			Wikimedia