A selection of images from the 940th Anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings, staged by English Heritage on the original battle-site at Battle in East Sussex. A CD of watermarked copies of over 400 photos from this weekend is available at £10 (including P&P within the UK), refundable on any subsequent orders for prints or digital files over £50. Please e-mail me at dickthepic@yahoo.co.uk for further information.
Guard duty
Saturday cavalry rehearsal (1)
Saturday cavalry rehearsals (2)
Saturday cavalry rehearsals (3)
The saxon army on the march.
Harold and his retinue arrive on the field.
Talifer opens the battle
The battle lines close
Hand-to-hand fighting
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Charge!
Living history camp at night
Living history camp, Sunday morning (1)
Living history camp, Sunday morning (2)
Living history camp, Sunday morning (3)
Gertrund models the latest fashion.
Harold and his retinue walk past his own memorial!
Exclusive cavalry shoot (1)
Exclusive cavalry shoot (2)
Exclusive cavalry shoot (3)
Exclusive cavalry shoot (4)
Exclusive cavalry shoot (5)
Mmmm - tasty!
Shield and standard
The 'fyrd' on the march
Under Harold's standard
Let battle commence
First blood?
Fierce resistance
Caught in the open!
Charge!
Shields up!
Lost again!
Battle Abbey