The Battle of Hastings, fought on October 14, 1066, was the most famous defeats of the medieval period. William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II of England, killing him and ending the Anglo-Saxon way of life. But 350 years later, France would be spectacularly defeated by The English Longbow on their own soil.

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