Battle of Hastings

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Over the previous three episodes in our special series, Gone Medieval has taken a close look at the three main contenders for the throne of England in 1066. From Harold Godwinson who sat on it, to Harold Hardrada who might have seemed the most likely to win it, and William the Conqueror, the hardened Duke of Normandy.

In this episode, Matt Lewis explores the final clash of that seismic year. Who would wear the crown of England by the end of 1066 was still an open question and there was only one place that question could be answered. This is the story of the Battle of Hastings.

This episode was mixed and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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0:24.0	Over the previous episodes in this
0:28.0	special series we've taken a close look at the three main
0:34.5	contenders for the throne of England in 1066 from Harold Godwinson who sat on it
0:39.5	to Harold Hardrada who might have seemed the most likely to win it and William the Conqueror the
0:44.7	hardened Duke of Normandy. In this episode we're going to explore the final clash of
0:50.2	that seismic year. Harold Godwinson had won one victory but time of that
0:55.0	Chies
0:52.0	Harold Godwinson had won one victory, but time was not a luxury he was to be afforded.
0:57.0	Who would wear the crown of England by the end of 1066
1:01.0	was still an open question.
1:03.4	And there was only one place that question could be answered.
1:06.5	This is the story of the Battle of Hastings. It's an overused trope that some moment in history is pivotal, so important and seismic that it changes everything in an instant.
1:28.0	Most aren't really, but for England, the 14th of October 1066 is such a date.
1:35.0	The feud between two men would be settled in blood.
1:38.0	More than that, the heart, soul and very nature of English society would be decided as two cultures clashed on the south coast.
1:47.0	I'm sure you know how it ends, but to get there we need to fight our way through the often conflicting and muddled
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