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- Warren Hastings (born December 6, 1732, Churchill, near Daylesford, Oxfordshire, England—died August 22, 1818, Daylesford) was the first and most famous of the British governors-general of India, who dominated Indian affairs from 1772 to 1785 and was impeached (though acquitted) on his return to England.
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Hastings (/ ˈ h eɪ s t ɪ ŋ z / HAY-stings) is a seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, 24 mi (39 km) east of Lewes and 53 mi (85 km) south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place 8 mi (13 km) to the north-west at Senlac Hill in 1066.
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William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings KG (c. 1431 – June 1483) was an English nobleman. A loyal follower of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses, he became a close friend and one of the most important courtiers of King Edward IV, whom he served as Lord Chamberlain.
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman Conquest of England.
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A continuously updated local history website covering the towns of Hastings and St. Leonards giving details of the development of the towns from pre-historic times to the current day.
The Battle of Hastings was a major turning point in English history. William's claim to the throne was strong, and he had backed it up with force. On Christmas Day in 1066, William was crowned King of England. Sometime later, the battle was pictured on a series of panels called the Bayeux Tapestry.
Jun 15, 2024 · Hastings, borough (district), administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, England. The old port of Hastings, premier among the medieval Cinque Ports, was developed in modern times as a seaside resort.
A doctor, teacher and feminist, she led a campaign to secure women access to university education. She and six other women – known as the Edinburgh Seven – blazed the trail by commencing a course in medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1869. She was the first practising female doctor in Scotland and one of the first in the UK.
