Introduction

How and Why History takes a big meaty historical subject and explains how and why. A new episode is out every Tuesday and Friday, with 20 episodes over at History Hit TV. In the meantime, let's go back to 1066 and the Battle of Hastings. On the 14th of October 1066, one of the most important battles in English history was sports from seven miles north of Hastings. There, Norman Invaders, one of decisive victory over the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson led by William of Normandy.