The Battle of Hastings 1066 - Tapestry of a Battle

The great battle fought near the English seaside town of Hastings on October 14, 1066 was one of the pivotal events in British history. The victory of Duke William of Normandy over Harold II of England was to profoundly shape the destiny of the British nation, its language, its institutions, its way of life, and in turn shape what would ultimately become the English empire. The Battle Of Hastings combines contemporary reenactment footage, period imagery, plus dramatized eyewitness accounts and computer graphics to create a vivid portrayal of one of the most famous battles in military history.