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'''The Battle of Hastings''' took place on the 14th of October, 1066, when the defending English army, also called the [[Anglo-Saxon]] army, led by [[King Harold]], engaged invading French on Senlac Hill near [[Hastings, England]]. The French won decisively and Harold was killed, effectively ending [[Anglo-Saxon rule]] of England and establishing the [[Norman line]] of monarchs. The effect on English society was enormous | '''The Battle of Hastings''' took place on the 14th of October, 1066, when the defending English army, also called the [[Anglo-Saxon]] army, led by [[King Harold]], engaged invading French on Senlac Hill near [[Hastings, England]]. The French won decisively and Harold was killed, effectively ending [[Anglo-Saxon rule]] of England and establishing the [[Norman line]] of monarchs. The effect on English society was enormous. | ||
The battle was fought to assert a French claim to the throne. Following the death of [[Edward the Confessor]], William, Duke of Normandy (later William I, also known as [[William the Conqueror]]) asserted a claim to the English throne. | The battle was fought to assert a French claim to the throne. Following the death of [[Edward the Confessor]], William, Duke of Normandy (later William I, also known as [[William the Conqueror]]) asserted a claim to the English throne. | ||
The battle was memorialised in the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. | The battle was memorialised in the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:00, 16 August 2009
The Battle of Hastings took place on the 14th of October, 1066, when the defending English army, also called the Anglo-Saxon army, led by King Harold, engaged invading French on Senlac Hill near Hastings, England. The French won decisively and Harold was killed, effectively ending Anglo-Saxon rule of England and establishing the Norman line of monarchs. The effect on English society was enormous.
The battle was fought to assert a French claim to the throne. Following the death of Edward the Confessor, William, Duke of Normandy (later William I, also known as William the Conqueror) asserted a claim to the English throne.
The battle was memorialised in the Bayeux Tapestry.