October 14 1066

The battle of Hastings took place on 14 October 1066. It was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman conquest of England, fought between the Norman army of duke William II of Normandy and the English army of king Harold II. The battle took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 6 miles northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex.

Read : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings.

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