The Battle of Hastings (34 page)

Bishop Odo’s castle at Bayeux; note the elaborate decoration.

Caen, the main ducal stronghold in western Normandy.

Wallingford, looking towards the castle.

The modern town of Hastings, viewed from the height of the castle.

Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor, was consecrated on 28 December 1065.

Waltham Abbey, Essex, founded by Harold Godwinson.

The mill pond on the Derwent, near the crossing point of the river.

Part of the wall of Pevensey Castle, Sussex, close to where the Norman
invaders landed.

Bishop Odo and the Normans eating during the wait on the coast. The scene is rather daringly based on a depiction of the last supper, with Odo taking the place of Christ.

Battle Abbey: the memorial built to mark the spot where Harold was said to have been killed.

The motte of Berkhamsted Castle, the probable site where many of the English submitted to the Conqueror.

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