This day in history: The Battle of Hastings was fought on this day in 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman Conquest of England.
The Battle of Hastings changed England's identity in many ways:
The battle ended almost 500 years of Anglo-Saxon rule in England.
The Normans established themselves as the new rulers of England.
Cultural and language changes: The Normans influenced the culture and language of England for hundreds of years. English was superseded in official documents and other records by Latin and then increasingly in all areas by Anglo-Norman. Written English hardly reappeared until the 13th century.
The battle caused England to have stronger ties with Western Europe than ever.
The battle created one of the most powerful monarchies in Europe.
The battle pretty much ended the influence of Scandinavia on England.
The battle helped to create the modern English language.
A wave of castle building began across England, in order to secure the Normans' hold on power.
The battle also led to:
The almost total replacement of the English aristocracy with a Norman one.
Overhauling English nobility law, the church, and architecture
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