On This Day October 14

The Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeated the English army at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. Their victory was the beginning the Norman conquest of England, which put an end to 500 years of Anglo-Saxon rule. One of the contributory factors towards the Normans' victory was the drunken condition of many of the Saxons at Hastings. Indeed some of the French invaders recorded in their chronicles their amazement as to how inebriated the English soldiers were on the battlefield.

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings

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