October 15th, 2017
A day helping Tina and Chas at English Heritage’s Battle of Hastings Reenactment Event 2017
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Authors talk about their work.
left to right : John Gwynne, James Aitcheson and Alan R. Lancaster Battle of Hastings Reenactment Event 2017 |
Gillian gets signed copies of
James Aitcheson's Trilogy 'The Conquest Series' Battle of Hastings Reenactment Event 2017 |
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Falconry Display at the Battle of Hastings Reenactment
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Commemorative Stone to mark the spot where King
Harold II fell in battle
Battle Abbey, Battle |
Wood Carver at Work
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Gillian admires the Battle Tapestry
in the Crypt of Battle Abbey Battle of Hastings Reenactment Event 2017 |
Chas Jones explains the archeology of the Fulford
Battlefield
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Tina Greene in Medieval Costume at the Battle of
Hastings
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Children fight it out at the
Battle of Hastings Reenactment Event 2017 |
‘1066 - Battle Royal’ performed by the
'Time Will Tell' Theatre Players at the Battle of Hastings
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Tapestry and book displays in the Crypt of Battle
Abbey
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Large audience for English Heritage’s Battle
of Hastings Reenactment Event 2017
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The Saxon army move into position at the top of
the hill to form the Shield Wall
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The banners fly and the men prepare for Battle
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Taillefer requests permission to take on the whole
of the English army single handed
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The Norman Army shoot volleys of arrows down on
the English troops
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The Norman Army make their way up the hill to confront
the English forces
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The Norman cavalry prepare to charge
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The Saxon bowmen shoot arrows from the safety of
the Shield Wall
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The two armies clash
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Hand to hand combat
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Duke William is unhorsed
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The Shield Wall is finally broken after a feigned
retreat by the Norman Cavalry
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King Harold's brother's, Leofwine and Gyrth, fall
on the field at Senlac
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King Harold II is killed on the Battlefield at
Senlac
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Edith Swanneck searches for Harold's body
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The Norman's are Victorious
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Duke William of Normandy takes the Fighting Man
Banner of the fallen King Harold
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