{"id":84955,"date":"2025-10-14T00:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=84955"},"modified":"2025-10-14T01:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:31:16","slug":"on-this-day-in-british-history-twofer-battle-of-hastings-in-1066-and-scottish-independence-won-in-1322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/on-this-day-in-british-history-twofer-battle-of-hastings-in-1066-and-scottish-independence-won-in-1322\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in U.K. History Twofer: Battle of Hastings in 1066 and Scottish Independence Won in 1322"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/images\/photos\/norman-invasion-of-england.jpg?w=390\" alt=\"William the Conqueror and his army land at Pevensey as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u200b<a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/e5un972p4kf7hlqn0nqu8h863g022b59pxeo0rko8z9ol4lrmnq9vww6g7ev76g69pq5kxnqz8v450owdvpq4g4723edpr9wrzror2dle74lzxk46dvov0ogoo2fvvz43\/e0hph7h7759v92u7\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9kYXRlLzEwNjY=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><strong>1066<\/strong><\/a> Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his <a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/e5un972p4kf7hlqn0nqu8h863g022b59pxeo0rko8z9ol4lrmnq9vww6g7ev76g69pq5kxnqz8v450owdvpq4g4723edpr9wrzror2dle74lzxk46dvov0ogoo2fvvz43\/x0hph6heex828zfg\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9waG90b3Mvbm9ybWFuLWludmFzaW9uLW9mLWVuZ2xhbmQ=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Norman army defeat the English<\/a> forces of <a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/e5un972p4kf7hlqn0nqu8h863g022b59pxeo0rko8z9ol4lrmnq9vww6g7ev76g69pq5kxnqz8v450owdvpq4g4723edpr9wrzror2dle74lzxk46dvov0ogoo2fvvz43\/z2hghnhee09693bz\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9wZW9wbGUvaGFyb2xkLWlp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Harold II<\/a>, who is killed in the battle.\u00a0 Check out the TV Series<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt30221531\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_King%2520and%2520Co\"> King and Conqueror.<\/a> It is based on this very integral period of British History.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/images\/people\/robert-the-bruce.jpg?w=360\" alt=\"King of Scots Robert the Bruce\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u200b<a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/e5un972p4kf7hlqn0nqu8h863g022b59pxeo0rko8z9ol4lrmnq9vww6g7ev76g69pq5kxnqz8v450owdvpq4g4723edpr9wrzror2dle74lzxk46dvov0ogoo2fvvz43\/x0hph6heex8289ug\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9kYXRlLzEzMjI=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><strong>1322<\/strong><\/a> <a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/e5un972p4kf7hlqn0nqu8h863g022b59pxeo0rko8z9ol4lrmnq9vww6g7ev76g69pq5kxnqz8v450owdvpq4g4723edpr9wrzror2dle74lzxk46dvov0ogoo2fvvz43\/6qheh8hll0vrvoi9\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9wZW9wbGUvcm9iZXJ0LXRoZS1icnVjZQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Robert the Bruce<\/a> of Scotland defeats King <a class=\"ck-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/e5un972p4kf7hlqn0nqu8h863g022b59pxeo0rko8z9ol4lrmnq9vww6g7ev76g69pq5kxnqz8v450owdvpq4g4723edpr9wrzror2dle74lzxk46dvov0ogoo2fvvz43\/kkhmh6hnn4gwg4hk\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub250aGlzZGF5LmNvbS9wZW9wbGUvZWR3YXJkLWlp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Edward II<\/a> of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland&#8217;s independence. Check out the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6679794\/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520outlaw%2520king\">The Outlaw King (2018).<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-84390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/White-Saxon-Begins-to-Hate-748x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/White-Saxon-Begins-to-Hate-748x1024.png 748w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/White-Saxon-Begins-to-Hate-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/White-Saxon-Begins-to-Hate-300x410.png 300w, https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/White-Saxon-Begins-to-Hate.png 763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u200b1066 Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II, who is killed in the battle.\u00a0 Check out the TV Series King and Conqueror. 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