The Battle of Hastings, fought near the seaside town of Sussex, took place 950 years ago on 14 October 1066. The defeat of the Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold II, by the Norman army under King William irrevocably changed the course of this nation's history.
The anniversary is commemorated in a spectacular Royal Mail Commemorative Sheet. Ten first class English Definitives with dramatic labels and descriptions chart the events leading up to the Battle, the Battle itself and its aftermath using images from the Bayeux Tapestry.
The ten covers featured in this set each carry a single stamp and label from the sheet with a complementary image from the Bayeux Tapestry and an appropriate handstamp.