Advantages: Great audio tour Disadvantages: Not much to see
14 October 1066: the most famous date in British history. The Saxons under King Harold fought against the invading Normans under William the Bastard, who won and subsequently styled himself 'William the Conqueror'.
Battle near Hastings in East Sussex is the place where the decisive 'Battle of Hastings' took place. The town took its name after the event.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE:
Frankly, you won't see a lot. After all, there isn't much left of a battlefield ... ...hilly and marshy. The ruins date from later years. William the Bastard (like most locals, I'm firmly on the side of the defenders), in gratitude for his victory, sponsored an abbey for Benedictine monks. The tiny abbey gradually grew over the centuries, and the ruins stem from those. Very picturesque ruins they are, but definitely much post-1066.
You'll also see some much later ruins, a school building on the grounds and a lovely landscape, and ...
queen_rain 04.01.2005 (08.01.2005)
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Advantages: historical site and beautiful views Disadvantages: none
...day. I went to visit the town of Battle, which grew up on the site of the Battle of Hastings. From this trip I have gained some idea about a famous battle known as the Battle of Hastings, which took place in 1066 and changed the course of English history.
Before I reached the battle site I passed by an open market. It was a small market selling flowers, books and other things. I did not walk too far from the market before I arrived at the main gatehouse ... ...Harold Godwinson marked the end of Anglo-Saxon England. The Norman Conquest introduced a new ruling class both in church and state as well as new landowners, laws and architecture.
Battle Abbey was founded here in 1070 by William the Conqueror to commemorate the Norman victory, and it was also built as an act of penance for the bloodshed of the conquest of England. First I went to the visitor centre in which there is an exhibition called ‘1066: ...
happysh2009 18.09.2009 (08.10.2009)
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