Visit to Battle

On Monday 10th we visited the village of Battle, which is the site of what is commonly known as the Battle of Hastings, where king Harold II was killed by the invading Norman army and William the Conqueror established himself as King of England.  This epic battle took place on October 14, 1066 and left 7,000 dead on the field.  Considering that the average population of an English village at the time was only 2,000 inhabitants, the number of casualties was enormous. This was to be the last successful military invasion of England and transformed the country forever.
William the Conqueror founded Battle Abbey a few years later on the site of the actual battle.  The High Altar was placed on the exact spot where king Harold was killed.  This is the place we were to visit 1,046 years later. Some of the Abbey walls still stand to this day.
After visiting this historic site we returned to our coach and took a ten-minute ride into Hastings, a seaside town, where we walked around the city centre.  The children once again found a Poundland shop to make some urgent purchases.  The teachers followed them in just to make sure they were alright.  No other reason.

We took some pictures of Battle Abbey.  Sorry, no video today.

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Yes, we are quite tired.