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The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was a cataclysmic event in English history. How did it transform the country's culture and language forever? Via Kent College History 
Kent College History's curator insight,
March 5, 2017 4:58 AM
'On the 28 September 1066, around 7,000 soldiers from Northern France landed on the Sussex coast. Led by William, the Duke of Normandy, they were soon to launch a battle that would become one of the most famous in all of English History – the Battle of Hastings.'
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Kent College History's curator insight,
June 27, 2017 2:10 PM
'In the 12 months after the death of King Edward the Confessor, England became a battleground contested by Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Norman rivals. Alex Burghart outlines the key flash points in a turbulent year of invasions …'
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'Perhaps the most famous battle in British history is the defeat at Hastings in 1066, when William the Conquerer's Norman forces took victory on the British south coast. Historian Dan Snow puts his walking boots on and sets off to see what the British landscape can teach us about this fascinating battle. From their violent arrival on these shores to their most sustaining legacies, Dan's trilogy of walks follow an evolutionary path through the Normans' era, from invasion to conquest, to successful rule and colonisation.'