Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II.⁄₄ miles) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Hastings
• Spilling, M., 2010, Battles that Changed History: Key Battles that Decided the Fate of Nations: Amber Books, London, 448p