This video explores the Battle of Hastings through a Google Earth reconstruction, showing how the clash between William of Normandy and King Harold in 1066 reshaped English history. By following troop ...

BATTLE ABBEY, England (AP) — Thousands of history buffs, many in full costume, marked the 950th anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Hastings with a dramatic reenactment Saturday that commemorated one of ...

A group of "warriors" recreating the 300-mile march made by King Harold Thousands of people, including 2,000 re-enactors dressed in costume, are marking the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings ...

On Oct. 14, 1066, in the Battle of Hastings, Norman forces under William the Conqueror defeated King Harold of England to claim the throne. In 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower, later the 34th president, was ...

BATTLE ABBEY, England — Thousands of history buffs, many in full costume, marked the 950th anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Hastings with a dramatic reenactment Saturday that commemorated one of the ...

The Battle of Hastings is regularly fought all over again by enthusiastic re-enactors, before large crowds of spectators. The problem is that they are depositing material that could compromise the ...

Period pilgrims lay siege to fields near the present-day town of Battle in tribute to the rise of England’s first Norman King, William the ConquerorPhotographs by Matthew Lloyd / Getty Images On Oct.

On Oct. 14, 1066, at the Battle of Hastings, Norman forces led by William the Conquerer defeated the English and killed King Harold II. In 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower, who would become a World War II ...