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Where Did the Battle of Hastings Happen?
Historians have long accepted that Battle Abbey was built ‘on the very spot’ where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold. But why do they think this, and is there any reason to suppose that the battle took place elsewhere?
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Ellen and William Craft, African-American freedom fighters who made a daring escape from enslavement in Georgia, USA, and fled to Britain in the mid-19th century, have today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. The plaque marks 26 Cambridge Grove, a mid-Victorian house in Hammersmith where the Crafts settled and raised their family, using their home as a base to campaign for abolition, radical reform and social justice.
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GLADSTONE, William Ewart (1809–1898)
Blue plaque commemorating statesman William Ewart Gladstone at 11 Carlton House Terrace, St James's, London SW1Y 5AJ, City of Westminster.
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Teaching Anglo-Saxons and Normans
Read advice from our educational experts and historians on how to approach this transformational time in English history. We have historical information to help ground you in the topic as well as a range of activities to try with your students at home, in the classroom, or on a school trip.
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20 Questions Quiz: The Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest
Test your knowledge of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest
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1066 and a Real Game of Thrones
The death of a king 950 years ago today opened the most important year in English history. Roy Porter, Properties Curator for English Heritage in the South East of England, takes a look at the significance of this historic date, 950 years after the Norman Conquest.
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Battle of Hastings at Battle Abbey
960 years since the Battle of Hastings took place, the one and only re-enactment returns. Join us at Battle Abbey on Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 October 2026 where over 500 reenactors will recreate the drama and intensity of this legendary conflict.
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ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Blue Plaque commemorating poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti at 110 Hallam Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 5HD, City of Westminster.
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HERFORD, Robert Travers (1860-1950)
Blue Plaque commemorating Unitarian Minister and scholar Robert Travers Herford at 14 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0AG, London Borough of Camden.
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ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Blue Plaque commemorating poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti at 110 Hallam Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 5HD, City of Westminster.