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Bayeux Tapestry Edward the Confessor and Duke William of Normandy, from the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery, 11th century, located at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux, France. Harold II; William I Section of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Norman soldiers on foot and horseback defeating Harold's forces in battle, with fallen warriors on the ground. Battle of Hastings Illustration of the Battle of Hastings showing King Harold II clutching his eye after being struck by an arrow, surrounded by armed soldiers and chaos on the battlefield.
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Bayeux Tapestry Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting an English soldier in combat with Norman cavalry during the Battle of Hastings, wool on linen, 11th-century; in the Bayeux Tapestry Museum, France.

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Battle of Hastings, battle on October 14, 1066, that ended in the defeat of Harold II of England by William, duke of Normandy, and established the Normans as the rulers of England. Throughout his reign, the childless Edward the Confessor had used the absence of a clear successor to the throne as a bargaining tool. In 1051, after a breach with Godwine, the earl of Wessex and the most powerful man in England, Edward probably...

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