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| 1066 | Gyrth |  |
| 14th Oct Battle Fights with his brother Harold I at the battle of Hastings , killed in battle |
| 1066 | Harold II | |
| 11th Oct Battle Marches from London with about 5,000 men in an effort to surprise the Norman invaders |
| 13th Oct Battle Arrives in Battle after 58 mile march from London which had taken its toll in infantry |
| 13th Oct Caldbec Hill Arrives in Battle after marching 58 miles from London |
| 13th Oct Battle Harold & his armies assemble near Battle after Harold has marched 58 miles from London |
| 14th Oct Battle Harold is killed in batlle |
| 14th Oct Telham Hill Harold loses his element of surprise & the Normans attack |
| 14th Oct Senlac Hill Hears of William's advance & forms a defensive position on Senlac ridge |
| 14th Oct Battle The battle takes place just 3 days after the battle of Stamford Bridge |
| 14th Oct Battle Victory goes to the Normans whose cavalry overcomes the Anglo Saxon foot soldiers |
| 1066 | Leofwine | |
| 14th Oct Battle Fights with his brother Harold I at the battle of Hastings |
| 1066 | Swan-Neck, Edith | |
| 15th Oct Battle Identifies the remains of Harold II, she was his mistress |
| 1066 | William I the Conqueror | |
| 14th Oct Battle Battle commences at 9 am when William orders his archers to fire at the English line |
| 14th Oct Battle Carries a mace & wears the relics upon which Harold had sworn his oath |
| 14th Oct Battle Commands the Norman centre |
| 14th Oct Battle Fields 4,000 Normans, 1,500 Flemings & 2,000 Bretons |
| 14th Oct Telham Hill Harold loses his element of surprise & the Normans attack |
| 14th Oct Battle Marches 7 miles from north of Hastings to confront Harold & catch him by surprise |
| 14th Oct Battle Marches from Hastings & reaches Telhan Hill 1 mile from Harold |
