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Click on Essential Norman Conquest for a day-by-day reconstruction of the days between William’s landing at Pevensey on 28 September and his victory at Hastings. This website includes animated maps, 360 degree panoramas of the battlescene, 3D Norman and Saxon soldiers and 11th century soundbites.
Further reading
Essential Histories 12: Campaigns of the Norman Conquest (extract below) places the battle in its full historical context.
Campaign 13: Hastings 1066 (Revised Edition) describes the campaign and battle in greater detail.
Warrior 1: Norman Knight AD 950–1204 explores the recruitment, training and lifestyle of the invaders.
Men-at-Arms 85: Saxon, Viking and Norman examines the equipment and lifestyle of the defenders.
Elite 9: The Normans expands on the crucial and formative effect that the Normans had on Britain and Europe.
Further reading
Essential Histories 12: Campaigns of the Norman Conquest (extract below) places the battle in its full historical context.
Campaign 13: Hastings 1066 (Revised Edition) describes the campaign and battle in greater detail.
Warrior 1: Norman Knight AD 950–1204 explores the recruitment, training and lifestyle of the invaders.
Men-at-Arms 85: Saxon, Viking and Norman examines the equipment and lifestyle of the defenders.
Elite 9: The Normans expands on the crucial and formative effect that the Normans had on Britain and Europe.
