The Battle of Hastings: The Day England Changed Forever,
1066.
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Did King Harold Sail to Hastings? New Study Sparks Debate Among Historians www.medievalists.net/2026/03/did-... #history #BattleofHastings #EnglishHistory #Medieval
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The Bayeux Tapestry was commissioned shortly after William the Conqueror's invasion of England in 1066, it will be on display in London for the first time in almost 1,000 years www.mylondon.news/whats-on/art... #London #tapestry #BayeuxTapestry #history #BattleOfHastings #WilliamTheConqueror
More fun with alt-history. This time, what if Harold won the Battle of Hastings and England (and English) developed along a different path without French influence. #alt-history #history #skystorians #norman #saxon #battleofhastings #william #bayeux
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Battle Brewery is celebrating a triumphant weekend at a Battle of Hastings re-enactment event, hosting its own beer hall for the first time under new ownership beertoday.co.uk/2025/10/21/b... #beer #beernews #battleofhastings
It was the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings (1066) on the 14th October. If you're curious, in my opinion the best book to read to really get a feeling for what happened is The Wake, by Paul Kingsnorth. It's written in "shadow tongue" olde Englishe, so a bit like reading ancient Nadsat, but […]
UGH! I REALLY need to get my eyesight looked at. Apparently it is actually the annivesary of 'The Battle of HASTINGS'! 👀
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A large crowd of people stood on a ridge watching a battle reenactment unfold down the slope. Banners are visible beyond the crowd, include one representing Harold Godwinson's 'fighting man' emblem. Many of the people have their hoods up or hats on. There are trees in the distance.
A large stone tablet on the ground, decked with wreaths, red roses, war memorial crosses and a small flag with a representation of Harold Godwinson's 'fighting man' emblem. It is wet, taken during rain. The inscription on the tablet isn't fully visible, but reads: THE TRADITIONAL SITE OF / THE HIGH ALTAR OF BATTLE ABBEY / FOUNDED TO COMMEMORATE / THE VICTORY OF DUKE WILLIAM / ON 14 OCTOBER 1066 / THE HIGH ALTAR WAS PLACED TO MARK / THE SPOT WHERE KING HAROLD DIED It is a registered war memorial.
On the day after the anniv. of the #BattleOfHastings I attended the reenactment, w. thousands of others. After a bright start, the heavens opened, drenching 'Norman' & 'Saxon' alike. The pic on the right is of the marker on the spot where Harold was supposedly slain, later the Abbey's high altar.
Picture of me by Brendan Cronin swinging my great axe.
Company of regia Anglorum just immediately post battle.
Some snaps from this weekend at the #battleofhastings
What a blistering event it was!
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The only way to end #battleofhastings day is to watch yet again the sublime BBC documentary series episode 1 of #thenormans with the mighty Saaaf Laaandener historian #robertbartlett . GOD WILLS IT! (I'm an atheist but I love the confidence)
On this day in 1066 the Battle of Hastings was fought (you know, the one King and Conqueror tried to act out).
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Happy #BattleOfHastings anniversary 🔥🔥
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1066, Harold Godwinson, the last Saxon king of England, may've taken an arrow in the eye at the #BattleOfHastings. A victorious #WilliamTheBastard rebranded himself "the Conqueror", giving us centuries of Norman French rule and this confusing language.
⚔️ On this day in 1066: The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
🖼️ A scene from the 11th-century CE Bayeux Tapestry showing Norman cavalry charging Anglo-Saxon infantry at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE.
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🛡️ On this day in 1066... England changed forever.
Dive into the Battle of Hastings and discover how one battle reshaped a kingdom.
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DOES HISTORY MATTER? an article by James N Hanna to commemorate the #anniversary of the #BattleOfHastings #14October1066 #NormanConquest #HaraldHardrada #AngloSaxon #EnglishHistory ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/10/hist...
Not the Battle of Hastings
More 'Oh la la' than 'Shang a lang'. 🤣
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Bayeau Tapestry: King Harold is killed
Robin of Sherwood: Nobody ran at Hastings
Response to Robin: No, they stood and died by the thousand.
Will Scarlet: That’s an old battle to bring up.
October 14, 1066: The Battle of Hastings. An event that looms large in the Robin Hood legend (after Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel Ivanhoe), even though most versions of #RobinHood are set over 100 years later. #BattleofHastings #OTD #NothingsForgotten
The Men Who Fought with King Harold at Hastings www.medievalists.net/2025/10/the-... #BattleofHastings #NormanConquest
The #BattleofHastings took place #onthisday 1066
Here's a podcast I did 4 Aspects of History mag with Adam Staten
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& a blog on how Harold died.
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(NB I misspoke 2/3 times on the pod; I put it down to nervous excitement!)
The scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. The text states: HIC HAROLD REX INTERFECTUS EST ("Here King Harold is slain").
14 October 1066: The Battle of Hastings.
Norman forces under Guillaume le Bâtard defeated the English army at Senlac Hill and killed King Harold Godwinson. #History #BattleOfHastings #Norman
On this day in 1066 - the end of Anglo Saxon England.
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👑⚔️ #OTD in #History 14 October 1066, at the #BattleOfHastings the invading #Norman forces of #WilliamTheConqueror defeated the #AngloSaxon forces of #HaroldII, who was killed in battle. England underwent a seismic political and cultural seachange as its new King seized power.
The history of the historical novel ... Harold The King! (25 years in print!) #BattleOfHastings #1066 #NormanConquest #HistoricalFiction #KingHaroldII #AngloSaxon #England #NormanConquest ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
A group of eight people (seven men and one women) standing in a row in attractive parkland. Seven of them are dressed in mediaeval costume and several wear armour and carry weapons. The man second from the right has an impressive moustache and carries an axe. The one on the right (me) is not in costume, but wears camouflage shorts, a black Slayer t-shirt over a long sleeved black top, and carries a rucksack, map case and umbrella.
With a group of fellow enthusiasts at #BodiamCaste, nine years ago today. I'm on the right, armed to the teeth with map case and umbrella. With more than 300 miles walked, Battle approached. #BattleOfHastings
📷 by Sid Saunders
