What is 1066 famous for?

Answer 1

The Battle of Hastings occurred on the 14th of October in 1066, where Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson battled for control of England
Well the current King of The Time Edward The Confessor died, leaving no heir to the throne. Three Other Kings, Harold Godwinson, Harald Hadraada and William Duke of York all wanted to become King, all for different reasons. They all had different claims, but none of them really proved anything. There was another claimant, Edgar. He was the closest living relative to Edward, but he was only a boy at the time and would be a useless king. But in the end, Harold Godwinson was crowned King. This angered William and Harald, but at first England thought William was the only other claimant. So the English Army trouped down to Hastings to wait for Williams Army, down south. But Williams Army didnt turn up, and then they found out that Harald's army had attacked right up in the north of england. So the english had to travel 250 miles over England to Stamford Bridge, where they caught Harald's army unawares and defeated them. But then, Williams army attacked, and the English had to travel all the way back down to Hastings again with hardly any rest. Unfortunately, we lost that battle, and so William took over England. So it was a pretty big year!

Answer 2

The year 1066 was famous for the battle of Hastings and the battle of Stamford bridge.