The 1066 Battle of Hastings is the most famous engagement in British medieval history, as it raised the edifice of Norman England from the remains of the Anglo-Saxon state. The latter had been decisively defined, along with the subordinate status of Scotland and Wales, in the long lost to history 937 Battle of Brunanburh.
Britain in the early as a “never greater slaughter” in the British Isles, this rediscovered battle offers many lessons for the 21st century world.
