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| The Battle of Hastings in 1066. At this battle, the Normans under the leadership of Willem de Veroveraar, the Duke of Normandy, defeated the last Saxon king Harold II and thus the Anglo-Saxons. The Abbey was erected to commemorate the battle. The Abbey was known as Battle Abbey for centuries. Wik Here the remains and buildings of the Abbey. |
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