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Battle of Hastings recreated by hundreds of re-enactors | |
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Hundreds of re-enactors from the UK and France recreated the Battle of Hastings to mark the anniversary of the clash that defined English history. | |
This year's re-enactment of the battle fought on 14 October 1066 took place on Saturday and Sunday with horses, encampments and drifting wood smoke. | |
The event took place a year ahead of the 950th anniversary. | |
English Heritage has already started drawing up plans for 2016. | English Heritage has already started drawing up plans for 2016. |
Next year, part of William the Conqueror's abbey - the Great Gatehouse roof at Battle Abbey - will be opened to give visitors a view of the landscape where the battle was fought. | Next year, part of William the Conqueror's abbey - the Great Gatehouse roof at Battle Abbey - will be opened to give visitors a view of the landscape where the battle was fought. |
Inside the Great Gatehouse, a new exhibition will give an account of the day of the battle from dawn to dusk. | Inside the Great Gatehouse, a new exhibition will give an account of the day of the battle from dawn to dusk. |
It will also explore the lead-up to the conflict, what is known about the location of the battle and the legacy of the clash. | |
New information points will be installed in the visitor centre and across the battlefield. | New information points will be installed in the visitor centre and across the battlefield. |
English Heritage chief executive Kate Mavor said the battle defined England's political, social and geographical landscape for centuries. | English Heritage chief executive Kate Mavor said the battle defined England's political, social and geographical landscape for centuries. |
And last month, BBC News readers voted Hastings the third most decisive battle in British history, behind Bannockburn and the Battle of Britain. | And last month, BBC News readers voted Hastings the third most decisive battle in British history, behind Bannockburn and the Battle of Britain. |
Conservation work is starting on the Great Gatehouse, which will see repairs to the masonry and work to weather-proof the turrets and roof. | |
And curators are carrying out research on two forgotten staircases that may shed light on later uses of the building. | And curators are carrying out research on two forgotten staircases that may shed light on later uses of the building. |
It is thought the staircases could have been used for secure treasuries, English Heritage said. | It is thought the staircases could have been used for secure treasuries, English Heritage said. |
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