England’s Last Invasion

The 1066 clash between Harold and William had revolutionary consequences for the island nation. For historians the year 1066 and the Battle of Hastings are inextricably linked, for that single day’s combat gave rise to what eventually became the modern English state and, later, Great Britain. The battle—illustrated in the epic Bayeux Tapestry—pitted the forces …

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