The Battle of Hastings: William the Conqueror, commanding a mercenary army recruited from across all of Europe, defeats the knights of Godwinson, commanded by Harold II (r. 1066). Harold is killed in the fighting, and is the last Anglo-Saxon king of England; William I (r. 1066 – 1087) becomes the first Norman king of England.
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 1:160-163.
Battle of Hastings – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
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