Title: Battle of Hastings 14th Oct 1066
created on 14 Oct 10

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1. ansara wrote:
 And William is the one with the flag? :)
2. Login wrote:
 A big turn in Britain's history. Poor King Harold was so exhausted from his battle in the north, followed immediately by a hurried march of his army to the south coast. Never mind ... he came second for his efforts.
3. arty wrote:
 Yes indeed Login. And it also had an effect on the language , can you believe. The Normans spoke French,and it intruduced many new words into the English language. Even in Scotland it had it's efffects. I can remember my grandfather using word's like " cr
4. arty wrote:
 cravat" for his tie. It's a strange old world.
5. hanging wrote:
 Thank you for introducing a page of Britain's history, Arty. Very interesting.
6. Normal wrote:
 Only notied this 22 OCT. Never learned the date, except for the 1066!