Battle of Hastings

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battle event in the Norman Conquest of England military conflict

The Battle of Hastings was a pivotal 1066 conflict in which William the Conqueror’s Norman forces defeated the English army, leading to the Norman conquest of England.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Hastings canonical 34
Norman Conquest of England 5
Battle of Hastings (1066) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in the Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Normans ⓘ
surface form: Norman–French army
cause Norman claim to the English crown ⓘ
disputed succession to the English throne ⓘ
combatant English ⓘ
Normans ⓘ
commander Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Harold Godwinson ⓘ
surface form: Harold II of England

William the Conqueror ⓘ
surface form: William I of England

William the Conqueror ⓘ
commemoratedBy Battle Abbey and Battlefield ⓘ
surface form: Battle Abbey

Bayeux Tapestry ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 14 October 1066 ⓘ
followedBy Norman advance on London ⓘ
submission of the English nobility ⓘ
hasEffect Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
beginning of Norman rule in England ⓘ
collapse of Anglo-Saxon royal house ⓘ
construction of Norman castles in England ⓘ
coronation of William I as King of England ⓘ
death of King Harold II ⓘ
introduction of Norman French elite culture in England ⓘ
long-term impact on English language ⓘ
major changes in English aristocracy ⓘ
reorganization of English landholding ⓘ
hasTopic medieval warfare ⓘ
succession crisis in England ⓘ
location East Sussex ⓘ
England ⓘ
near Hastings ⓘ
namedAfter nearby town of Hastings ⓘ
notableFeature English shield wall formation ⓘ
use of Norman cavalry charges ⓘ
opposingForceStrength English army composed largely of infantry and housecarls ⓘ
Norman army including infantry, cavalry, and archers ⓘ
partOf English medieval history ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ
region British Isles ⓘ
result Norman victory ⓘ
significance decisive turning point in English history ⓘ
end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
year 1066 ⓘ

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Normans → famousBattle → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Kingdom of England → event → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Conquest of England
Duke of Normandy → hasHistoricalConnection → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Conquest of England
Anglo-Norman → developedAfter → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Conquest of England
History of England → coversEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Conquest of England
Channel → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman invasion of England
Edgar Ætheling → notableEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Norman Conquest of England
William the Conqueror → notableBattle → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
William the Conqueror → victory → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
William the Conqueror → battleDate → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Hastings, 1066-10-14
East Sussex → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Hastings (1066) vicinity
Battle Abbey and Battlefield → marksEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Harold Godwinson → notableEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
The Time Meddler → setBeforeEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge → followedBy → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge → relatedEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Hastings → knownFor → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Hastings (1066)
Hastings → historicalEventNearby → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Hastings (1066) at Battle, East Sussex
Anglo-Saxon England → significantEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England → hasPart → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England → keyEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
coronation of William I as King of England → follows → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Bayeux Tapestry → depicts → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
House of Normandy → notableBattle → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Harrying of the North → follows → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Battle → foundedAfterEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Battle → historicalEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Battle, East Sussex → eventSiteOf → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Roman de Rou → chronicles → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Godwinson → associatedEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Edith Swannesha → connectedToEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Senlac Hill → siteOf → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Senlac Hill → hasEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
House of Godwin → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Gyrth Godwinson → battle → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson → placeOfDeath → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson → participantIn → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Housecarl infantry of Harold Godwinson → engagedIn → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Pope Alexander II → influencedEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Hastings Castle → associatedEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Sussex → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Gytha of Wessex → associatedEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman England → hasCause → Battle of Hastings ⓘ
Norman England → hasSignificantEvent → Battle of Hastings ⓘ