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The Battle of Hastings was important because it would decide who would take the throne and be the King of England. Also after this battle Normady was introduced to a new system of government in which the king would usually offer to his warriors a plot of land called a fief, in exchange for their loyalty.

The battle of Hastings was important, because whoever won determined who the king of England would be. The battle was between William the conqueror of France and Harold at Hastings. William ended up being crowned the king of England.

Also afterwards Britain become the biggest empire in the world that dominated world affairs for 300 plus years and spawned what is now the dominant superpower in the world all of which may not of happened otherwise.

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The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066 between the Normans of France and the Anglo Saxons of England. The Battle was important because it officially marked William the Conqueror's conquest of England.

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it was a turning point in history because there was a new king

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becoz it was the last invasion/battle to take place in england besides when hitler invaded 1000 years later

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