1066 Collection

Page from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A page from a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, narrating events of the years 772 to 794. It was written in Old English in the 9th century by a Wessex scribe

Bayeux Tapestry. Tapestry divided in scenes depicting the conquest of England by the Normands (1066). Detail with the English

William I the Conqueror
WILLIAM I THE CONQUEROR Defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to claim the English throne

Battle of Hastings
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The battle rages between the armies of Harold and William, Duke of Normandy

HAROLDs BODY FOUND 1066
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The discovery of Harolds body after the battle; it is taken to Waltham by the monks of the abbey

HAROLD ARROW IN EYE
BATTLE OF HASTINGS Harold is fatally wounded by an arrow through his eye; William's army is ranged opposite him. Date: 14 October 1066

Arrow Eye Events Britain Norman Conquest 14 October
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William I the Conqueror receiving the crown
William I the Conqueror (1027-1087) receiving the crown after winning the Battle of Hastings. 1066

William of Normandy lands on the English coast
William of Normandy and his invasion force land at Pevensey Bay, Sussex Date: 28 September 1066

Battle of Hastings 1066
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The Norman horseman prove too much for the English foot soldiers

King Edward the Confessor
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR King of England (reigned 1042-66)

Body of Harold II is found
BATTLE OF HASTINGS The discovery of Harolds body after the battle; it is taken to Waltham by the monks of the abbey Date: 14 October 1066

Battle of Hastings
At Hastings, Harolds army - exhausted after fighting the Norsemen at Stamford Bridge - encounter the Normans, after their Channel crossing : victory goes to the invaders

Bayeux Tapestry - Norman Conquest of 1066
Harold, despite his oath of fealty to William duke of Normandy, is crowned king of England at Westminster Date: 1066

The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civ
Map: The Invasions of England and Ireland With al [sic] their Civill [sic] Wars since the Conquest Corn Danckertsz sculpsit [London] George Humble, 1627 (c)

Edward Confessor / Woodcut
ENGLISH ROYALTY Edward or Eadward, called the confessor. Last of Anglo-Saxon line. Son of Aethelred II, cousin of William the conqueror. Date: 1004-1066

Invading Norseman, 1066
A Norman warrior in the invasion force of William the Conqueror

Battle of Stamford Bridg
BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE Harald Godwinson (Harold, king of England) defeats invading Norwegians under Harald Haardraade

A Christmas Day Coronation: William the Conqueror rides to Westminster Abbey to receive the Crown of England - December 25, 1066 Date: 1066

Edith and the monks searching for body of King Harold
Edith and the monks searching for the body of her father, King Harold, after the Battle of Hastings. Date: 1066

The Dublin Derby Sweep Draw, Imagined in 1066
Cartoon by Heath Robinson, depicting the draw for the Dublin Derby Sweep as it might have happened in 1066. Date: 1933

Royal Regalia 7 and 8 - baptismal font, salt cellar, crowns, coronets

Royal Regalia 5 and 6 - spoon, cellars, flagon, tankard

Royal Regalia 3 and 4 - swords, sceptres, gloves, spoon, bracelets, spurs, ampulla

Royal Regalia 1 and 2 - crowns, orbs, sceptres

The Tower of London from the River Thames
The Tower was founded during the Norman Conquest in 1066 and lies on the north bank of the river. Small sailing boats and a rowing boat are visible. Date: circa 1930

Dornier Do 28A-1 G-ASUR (msn 3051) at Exeter Airport in June 1066, in company with Slingsby Sedbergh TX1 XN157 (msn 1161) of an Air Cadet Voluntary Gliding School. Date: 1968

William the Conqueror crowned at Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 25th December 1066

Battle of Hastings, Death of King Harold
Battle of Hastings, Death of Harold II, King of England. 14 October 1066

King Harold II dies at the Battle of Hastings
Saxon King Harold II, in front of the standard of England, is pierced by a falling arrow at the Battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066. Date: 14th October 1066

NORMAN CONQUEST 1066
BATTLE OF HASTINGS relatives carry away their dead : Battle Abbey, in the distance, was not built at the time but erected later as a memorial to the battle Date: 14 October 1066

EDWARD CONFESSOR DIES
Edward the Confessor dies and is buried in the church of Saint Peter (Westminster Abbey) Date: 5 January 1066

NORMAN CONQUEST 7 OF 16
Harold tells King Edward of his mission : Edward dies, naming Harold his successor : Harold is crowned, but astrologers interpret Halley's comet as an evil omen Date: 1066

King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Date: 1066

Comic postcard, Man selling his car Date: 20th century

Landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, 54BC
A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC. Julius Caesar in breastplate and coat stands on board an anachronistic steamboat

William the Conqueror, King Harold, Battle of Hastings
Portraits of William the Conqueror and King Harold, opponents in the Battle of Hastings of 1066, with the Seal of Battle Abbey, a view of the coast where the Normans landed, and Pevensey Castle

The Bayeux Tapestry - Norman conquest of England
The Bayeux Tapestry - an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold

The Bayeux Tapestry, part 1
The Bayeux Tapestry - an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold

Battle of Hastings re-enactment. With cross-gartered jeans and dyed sackcloth doublets, the students of Kent and Sussex Universities re-enact the battle 900 years later. Date: 14 October 1066

STAMFORD BRIDGE 1066
BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE Harald Godwinson (Harold, king of England) defeats invading Norwegians under Harald Haardraade Date: 25 September 1066

INVADING NORSEMAN, 1066
A Norman warrior in the invasion force of William the Conqueror Date: 1066

WILLIAM / CONQUEROR / SHIPS
Ships of William the Conqueror sailing to battle Date: 1066

Regent of France Conte De Flanders
Baudouin Conte De Flanders (1036 - 1067), Regent of France in 1066. Date: circa 1066

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