The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, is one of the best-known events in England’s history, when William of Normandy defeated the army of King Harold of England. The battlefield owes its survival to William the Conqueror, who founded Battle Abbey on the exact spot where Harold died as penance for the bloodshed of the Norman Conquest. For more information visit English Heritage: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/1066-battle-of-hastings-abbey-and-battlefield/
