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| 1066: Battle of Hastings anniversary marked 950 years on | 1066: Battle of Hastings anniversary marked 950 years on |
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| Thousands of people, including 2,000 re-enactors dressed in costume, are marking the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. | Thousands of people, including 2,000 re-enactors dressed in costume, are marking the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. |
| Battle Abbey, in East Sussex, widely accepted as the site of one of the most famous events in British history, is the focus for a weekend of events. | Battle Abbey, in East Sussex, widely accepted as the site of one of the most famous events in British history, is the focus for a weekend of events. |
| The battle, between William of Normandy and Anglo-Saxon King Harold II, ended in the latter's death. | |
| Thousands of soldiers were killed on 14 October 1066. | Thousands of soldiers were killed on 14 October 1066. |
| The dead will be commemorated at a service later at Battle Church in Hastings. | The dead will be commemorated at a service later at Battle Church in Hastings. |
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| Discover more at BBC iWonder: Why should I care about 1066? | Discover more at BBC iWonder: Why should I care about 1066? |
| Live updates here | Live updates here |
| A group of "warriors" recreating the 300-mile march made by King Harold to the battle site arrived during the morning. | A group of "warriors" recreating the 300-mile march made by King Harold to the battle site arrived during the morning. |
| They left York last month, travelling on foot and horseback and living in Saxon-style camps along the way. | They left York last month, travelling on foot and horseback and living in Saxon-style camps along the way. |
| Re-enactor Nigel Amos said: "In 300 miles we have seen some great countryside, met an awful lot of fantastic people and engaged with school groups. | Re-enactor Nigel Amos said: "In 300 miles we have seen some great countryside, met an awful lot of fantastic people and engaged with school groups. |
| "And we have got a feeling of what it would have felt like to have come that distance on that fateful march. | "And we have got a feeling of what it would have felt like to have come that distance on that fateful march. |
| "This is a tribute to King Harold and all of the warriors of 1066 because they are what made this country." | "This is a tribute to King Harold and all of the warriors of 1066 because they are what made this country." |
| King Harold defeated a Viking army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire, on 25 September, 1066, before travelling south to face the Normans. | King Harold defeated a Viking army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire, on 25 September, 1066, before travelling south to face the Normans. |
| On 14 October, he fought and was killed at the Battle of Hastings. | On 14 October, he fought and was killed at the Battle of Hastings. |
| Duke William then seized the English throne. | Duke William then seized the English throne. |
| Roy Porter, from English Heritage, described the final battle as a "cataclysmic" event. | Roy Porter, from English Heritage, described the final battle as a "cataclysmic" event. |
| "It changed English society, changed the way in which English politics worked, changes in architecture, the introduction of castles, the language we speak today is a result of 1066, that mixture of Old English and French," he said. | "It changed English society, changed the way in which English politics worked, changes in architecture, the introduction of castles, the language we speak today is a result of 1066, that mixture of Old English and French," he said. |
| Home Secretary and local MP Amber Rudd, along with the mayor of Falaise in Normandy, Eric Mace, will be among dignitaries from both sides of the English Channel marking the anniversary. | Home Secretary and local MP Amber Rudd, along with the mayor of Falaise in Normandy, Eric Mace, will be among dignitaries from both sides of the English Channel marking the anniversary. |
| The annual re-enactment of the battle, taking place at Battle Abbey on Saturday and Sunday, is a sell-out English Heritage said. | |
| 1066 and the Norman Conquest | 1066 and the Norman Conquest |