Conflicts & Resolutions · Battle

Battle of Hastings

1066 · 11th century · Part of the Norman Conquest

The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 near Hastings in Sussex, where Duke William of Normandy defeated and killed King Harold Godwinson of England. The victory began the Norman Conquest: William was crowned king on Christmas Day 1066, and a new Norman aristocracy replaced the English nobility.

Battle of Hastings
Image: Myrabella · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 profiles

Duchy of NormandyMilitaryDuchy of BrittanyMilitary

Mentioned in 3 state histories

County of BoulogneDuchy of NormandyKingdom of England

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Hastings. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-hastings
MLA
“Battle of Hastings.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-hastings. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Battle of Hastings.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-hastings.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Battle of Hastings’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-hastings (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻