Battle of Hastings: William the Conqueror Takes England
William the Conqueror's Norman forces crush the English army at Senlac Hill, killing King Harold II and ending Anglo-Saxon rule. This decisive victory shatters the existing political order, triggering a rapid fusion of French and English cultures that transforms the language, law, and aristocracy of England for centuries to come.
October 14, 1066
960 years ago
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