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Battle of Hastings

In or near Brightling.

Battle of Hastings — Battle between English and Normans in 1066.

Battle of Hastings

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Battle of Hastings is a fort in south east. (Battle between English and Normans in 1066.) According to Wikipedia: "The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman Conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory."

Coordinates
50.9095, 0.4798

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