Battle: Where Harold Fell
South East, England
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Battle: Where Harold Fell
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In 1070 Pope Alexander II ordered the Normans to do penance for the killing during the Conquest, and William began an abbey on the battlefield with the high altar of its church on the spot where Harold is said to have fallen on 14 October 1066. The abbey ruins, the gatehouse and the battlefield itself are all walkable, with the Norman and English positions marked on the slope.
Required Activities
1
of 4
Stand on the spot where the high altar marked Harold's fall
2
of 4
Walk the battlefield from the English ridge down to the Norman line
3
of 4
Go through the monks' gatehouse and the abbey ruins
4
of 4
Walk the town of Battle that grew up at the abbey gate
Stand on the spot where the high altar marked Harold's fall
Walk the battlefield from the English ridge down to the Norman line
Go through the monks' gatehouse and the abbey ruins
Walk the town of Battle that grew up at the abbey gate
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