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A view of the battlefield from the Norman positions at the bottom of the hill. The English positions were at the top of the hill where the abbey was later built.

A view from about halfway up the slope looking west. The Normans attacked from left to right, uphill towards the English positions where the later abbey towers are just visible.

TV film, first broadcast in 1966 on the BBC to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. A dramatised look at England in 1065 as Hastings approaches, with voiceover by Leo McKern. Directed by Leo Aylen.