She helped to preserve the field where the Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066.

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He sought to shed light on LeBron James and Wayne Gretzky's involvement with illegal wiretaps, global warming in the battle of Hastings.

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Protesters involved in an anti-road building campaign dubbed "the second Battle of Hastings" have vowed to stand firm amid fears they could be evicted.

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The Norman defeat of the Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Hastings.

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The Battle of Hastings arguably changed the course of history.

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But EN, in a release headed "The second battle of Hastings", expressed "extreme disappointment" at Seera's decision, saying the proposal would involve damaging some of England's best wildlife sites.

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The 70m (230ft) long tapestry was commissioned by William the Conqueror's half-brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, depicting the events surrounding the Norman Conquest, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings.

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As William led his men ashore in southeast England on their way to what was to become the historic Battle of Hastings, legend has it that this man-who-would-be-king rather ignominiously stumbled and fell face-first into the mud.

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One faint hope for the protestors lies with a local historian whose book claims that the Battle of Hastings was actually held on the route of the road near Crowhurst - a possibility dismissed as "ridiculous" by the council.

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