Battle of Hastings

The battlefield of Hastings at Battle, East Sussex, seen from the lower ground the Normans attacked across in 1066, with the buildings of Battle Abbey along the ridge Harold's army held. William had the abbey built on the field itself, with the high altar of its church placed where Harold is said to have died. It is one of the least altered medieval battlefields in England, long kept as grazing parkland, so the slope still shows how hard it was to fight uphill against an army holding the crest.