1066: The Lost Hastings Battlefield

1066: The Lost Hastings Battlefield Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2" Pages:224 Photos:22 color illustrations, 58 mono illustrations Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781399049054 Item No. 9781399049054 The year 1066 is a date in English history that changed the way people lived and were governed, as well as transforming the language of the land. Astonishingly, this book finds the traditional site attracting many thousands of visitors each year is not where the battle was actually fought.The death of King Edward the Confessor in January 1066 set off competing claims for the English throne by Norwegian King Harald Hardrada, Duke William of Normandy and the English magnate, Harold Godwinson; contentions finally settled at the epic Battle of Hastings later that year.This book tells the compelling story, from the Norman duke's crossing with an army, that included a large cavalry contingent,