did-you-kno: England’s famous Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not actually fought at Hastings.
did-you-kno:England’s famous Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not actually fought at Hastings. It occurred in an area called Battle, about 7 miles away. Because ‘Battle of Battle’ was such an awful title, they instead named it after the nearest town. Source -- source link
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