1066 The Battle Of Hastings In A Nutshell English Edition

1066 The Battle Of Hastings In A Nutshell English Edition. According to the Bayeux Tapestry Harold was killed late in the afternoon. Their favourite weapon was a mighty long-handed battle-axe also called a Danish axe because it had originated with the Vikings.

This 100 mile long distance walk starts from Westminster Abbey and finishes at Battle Abbey East Sussex and is an opportunity to discover and explore in easy stages and fully accessible by public transport the beautiful countryside of Kent. A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides. The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William the Duke of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson beginning the Norman conquest of England.

It lasted all day and was exceptionally bloody even by medieval standards.

The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman army of Duke William of Normandy and an English army under King Harold. It lasted all day and was exceptionally bloody even by medieval standards. One of the greatest battles in English and European history. A Year in Review.