Saturday, September 27, 2008
This Day in the Short History of Successful Invasions of England
On this day in 1066, the 5,000 French speaking Vikings under the Duke William of Normandy landed at Pevensey, Sussex, and began the Norman conquest of England, the last successful invasion there.
That's the Bayeux Tapestry, the first educational 'film strip' in history.
Labels: Norman Conquest
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 12:09 PM 
