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HASTINGS, BATTLE OF
HASTINGS, BATTLE OF
ScnMaster
a battle in southeastern
England
in 1066.
Invaders
from the
French
province
of
Normandy
, led by
William
the Conqueror, defeated
English
forces under
King
Harold.
William
declared himself
king
, thus bringing about the
Norman Conquest
(the overthrow of the
English
government
which strengthened the
power
of the
king
and brought a great number of
French
influences to the
English
language
and
English
institutions
).
—
PDC
2 Approved Glossary
HASTINGS, BATTLE OF
ScnTUEU
a battle in southeastern
England
in 1066.
Invaders
from the
French
province
of
Normandy
, led by
William
the Conqueror, defeated
English
forces under
King
Harold.
William
declared himself
king
, thus bringing about the
Norman Conquest
(the overthrow of the
English
government
which strengthened the
power
of the
king
and brought a great number of
French
influences to the
English
language
and
English
institutions
).
a battle that occurred in 1066 in the city of Hastings, located in southeastern
England
. It was the decisive battle in
William
the Conqueror's conquest of
England
.