Saturday, January 7, 2023

The Battle of Hastings - a bonus!

1066 The Battle of Hastings.
A regular ‘schoolboy go to’ favourite battle.
One in the eye for Harold, I remember.
1066 ‘odds on favourite’ as a pin number for
people with limited imagination!


David Taylor


The death of Harold as depicted on the Bayeaux Tapestry. Image in the public domain on history.org.uk 


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