‘A God-almighty punch-up’: rare footage shows Battle of Hastings (the 1966 one)

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How it spread - 3 original reports

1. Mon, 5 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World23:01first to report
     ‘A God-almighty punch-up’: rare footage shows Battle of Hastings (the 1966 one)

     English Heritage acquires film of first re-enactment, ‘a lot of pushing and shoving’ between Kent and Sussex students At the top of a hill in a field near Hastings, a group of defiant English combatants awaited the invading army of William the Conqueror, brandishing their spears and shouting “Harold! Harold!”. Unfortunately, the Norman army had been held up in traffic on the A27 from Brighton, meaning the most significant battle in English history had to be delayed by 20 minutes while the...

2. Sun, 11 October 2026

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   • France Info (France)14:23
     Bataille d'Hastings : en Angleterre, 1 000 figurants se sont réunis pour une reconstitution de la célèbre victoire de Guillaume le Conquérant

     En 1066, les troupes normandes de Guillaume le Conquérant ont affronté les Anglais d’Harold Godwinson lors de la bataille d'Hastings. Outre-Manche, celle-ci a repris vie le temps d'un week-end, du 10 au 11 octobre, avec des passionnés qui ont rejoué l’évènement qui a changé le destin de l’Angleterre et de la Normandie.

3. Wed, 14 October 2026

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   • Index.hr (Croatia)05:40
     Krvava bitka odredila je budućnost Engleske

     BITKA kod Hastingsa, održana 14. listopada 1066. godine, bila je ključna u povijesti Engleske.