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Bayeux Tapestry: Battle of Hastings Edward the Confessor and Duke William of Normandy, from the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery, 11th century, located at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux, France. Harold II; William I A battle scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century. Battle of Hastings Hastings, Battle of
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Battle of Hastings: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - The Battle of Hastings. Dec 10, 2024
Anniversary information added. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - King Harold and the Battle of Hastings. May 29, 2024
Add new Web site: English Monarchs - The Battle of Hastings. Feb 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Romana - The Battle of Hastings. Nov 16, 2023
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - The Battle of Hastings. Jun 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - The Norman Invasion of 1066 CE. May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: BritishBattles.com - Battle of Hastings. Mar 31, 2023
Add new Web site: British Library - The Battle of Hastings: fact and fiction. Feb 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - A Red Dawn Rises - The Battle of Hastings, 1066. Dec 23, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Battle of Hastings. Sep 03, 2022
Add new Web site: English Heritage - What happened at the Battle of Hastings? Apr 03, 2022
Top Questions updated. Mar 02, 2020
Add new Web site: Historic UK - The Battle of Hastings. Nov 29, 2019
Added cross-references. Aug 20, 2019
Add new Web site: British Library - The Battle of Hastings: fact and fiction. Feb 04, 2019
Corrected display issue. Jul 18, 2018
Deleted "This year marks the 950th anniversary of the battle." Jan 03, 2017
Article thoroughly revised. Oct 05, 2016
Noted that 2016 marked the 950th anniversary of the battle. Sep 07, 2016
Add new Web site: HyperHistory - Battle of Hastings. Mar 20, 2013
Add new Web site: International World History Project - The Battle of Hastings. Mar 20, 2013
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Battle of Hasting. Mar 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - The Battle of Hastings. Mar 20, 2013
Added new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Licorice. Oct 23, 2008
Added new Web site: Britain Express - The Battle of Hastings. Oct 14, 2008
Media added. Mar 20, 2008
Added new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Battle of Hastings. May 14, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 09, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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