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Battle of Hastings

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The Battle of Hastings, which was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It took place close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory. Following the death of King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, there was a succession struggle. Harold was crowned king shortly after Edward's death, but faced invasions by William, Tostig and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada (Harold III of Norway). Hardrada and Tostig's forces were defeated by Harold at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September. While Harold and his forces were recovering, William landed his army in the south of England at Pevensey on 28 September; Harold was forced to march south swiftly, gathering men as he went. Modern estimates for numbers at the battle are around 10,000 for William and about 7,000 for Harold. Harold appears to have tried to surprise William, but scouts found his army and reported its arrival to William, who marched from Hastings to the battlefield to confront Harold. The battle lasted from about 9 am to dusk. Harold's death, probably near the end of the battle, led to the retreat and defeat of most of his army. After further marching and some skirmishes, William was crowned as king on Christmas Day 1066.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Battles: Battle of Dürenstein currently scheduled for September 19. Medieval period articles: Óengus I on August 28.
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 * Promoted: August 15, 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: 950th anniversary of the battle
 * Support as nominator. Miyagawa (talk) 10:26, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Neutral on the nomination provided Ealdgyth has no objections, oppose any blurb which begins or includes "Today is the 950th anniversary". Anglo-Saxon England used the Julian calendar; the actual anniversary will be on October 20. &#8209; Iridescent 15:03, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Fair point - I've gone and removed that "Today" bit. I forgot about the Julian/Gregorian difference. Miyagawa (talk) 16:21, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * I've no objections beyond the usual whining about dealing with main page day. Note that there is a possibility of the companion piece Norman conquest of England appearing slightly before this - I see it's listed in the upcoming anniversaries listing. Ealdgyth - Talk 22:19, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
 * What's your view on adjusting the nomination date to take into account the calendar change? Miyagawa (talk) 08:59, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Most people who read it will never have heard of the whole Julian/Gregorian thing ... generally it's okay in my mind to "anniversary" on the "numbered date" rather than try to explain why you're remembering something on the "wrong date". If the BBC does it... it should be okay with us. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:20, 9 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Support One of my ancestors fought in this one, so I'm a bit biased. Hawkeye7 (talk) 18:21, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Support core material Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:14, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. Iazyges   Consermonor   Opus meum  20:12, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Support Without question. Lurked all the way through this outstanding article's development. Ceoil (talk) 14:57, 24 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Tidying up: not scheduled by in this edit. BencherliteTalk (using his alt account Bencherheavy) 11:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC)