1066 BATTLE OF HASTINGS, ABBEY & BATTLEFIELD

This is the historic site of the famous Battle of Hastings. Thanks to an audio guide, you can learn all about the event that pitted the Saxons against the Normans on October 14, 1066. On the death of King Edward the Confessor, Harold the Saxon seized the throne of England, which William the Conqueror also coveted. William the Conqueror decided to attack and, following his victory, to begin the invasion of England. The year 1066 was a turning point in the country's history.