Happy 950th Anniversary, Battle of Hastings

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 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. It took place approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a decisive Norman victory.



Bayeux Tapestry - Scene 51 (extract)- The Battle of Hastings: Norman knights and archers.

[Siwsan]

1. Seems like only yesterday.......

Seriously, though, every time I visit the Tower of London, I am amazed that parts of it were constructed just 12 years after the Battle of Hastings, and it is still standing, as strong as every. It can become overwhelming to imagine all that has taken place within its walls and towers.

I love being able to touch history.

[Glassunion]

2. It was not a happy day.

I lost my glasses.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Defeated by a bunch of Cheese-eating surrender monkeys?

Sacré bleu!

[csziggy]

4. When one set of my ancestors attacked another set of my ancestors (maybe)

Family disputes are always so messy!

I trace back to a Baron Ralph de la Pomeroy. The claims are that his son married a de-legitimized daughter of Henry I. The story is that Henry had married a Saxon princess but when his older brothers died and he became William's heir, he "set"her aside and married a Flemish Princess with better connections. One of those daughters married a son of Baron de la Pomeroy.

That story was published in the Pomeroy family history in the 1880s - but many sources now think it is bogus. Many family histories printed in those times attributed ancestries to royalty at some point in the past and a lot of mis-information was spread.

[csziggy]

7. Yeah - me,too

Most of my DNA is English but I also have some German, French, a little Welsh and Scandinavian, and a trace of Mediterranean. By written records I can trace back to Lincolnshire, Wales, York and Germany. I'm working on other lines, but those are certain.

My grandmother loved the Pomeroys since she always thought of herself as "royalty." All I can trace for certain is Eltweed Pomeroy who arrived in Plympouth in 1628. Before that I have not verified any of his English ancestry with original records. The Pomeroy book with the dubious claims is the only place I have found "documentation" of the English side. Maybe someday I can check those out onsite!