Saturday 14 October 2017

And All That

Today is the 951st anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, the beginning of the Norman Conquest. It was in fact fought about seven miles northwest of Hastings itself, at the nearby town of Battle. What are the chances of that happening?

Anyway, although writers nearer the time greatly exaggerated the numbers for effect, it was won by an army of between seven thousand and twelve thousand Normans. After the most tedious roll call in history.

The next Battle of Hastings will be at the next General Election, when Amber Rudd will be defending a majority of only 346.

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