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Annual Battle of Hastings re-enactment

Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Around 350 enthusiasts take part in the event, which is held on the same fields that the last Saxon monarch King Harold and William, Duke of Normandy fought for the English throne Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Levi Tyerman-Polilitt, a lorry loader by trade poses for a photograph while dressed as a Saxon soldier Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Five-year-old Josie White dressed as a Saxon for a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: Lillith Johnson and Husky dog Runa in a tent whilst dressed as a Saxon
Eight-year-old Lillith Johnson lies next to her Husky dog Runa in a tent while dressed as a Saxon Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Hastings battle: The Annual Battle Of Hastings Re-enactment
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
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