Battle of Hastings

BATTLE OF HASTINGS was fought on 14th October 1066, on Senlac Hill, 6 m. NW. of Hastings (where now stands the little town of Battle), between William, Duke of Normandy and Harold II., King of England. The victory rested
with the Normans, and Harold was slain on the field.

The Battle of Hastings is important date of Hisotory, by which William the Conqueror became the ruler of England.