Rootschat Meet No 4 in Historical Hastings.

[Ewan]

Just been looking at all those pics of Battle Abbey and Hastings and my oh my did it bring back the memories to me of when I was a nipper.  Battle Abbey was alway our first stop on the way to our caravan at 'Combe Haven' caravan site, and the pics of the old and new town of Hastings, along with the Fishermen's Museum, the view from West Hill, the pebbly peach and  ..................... I could just go on and on. 

Who would have thought that 40 years on or so I would be chasing after ancestors from Hastings.

Really glad you had a nice time and the weather was kind to you, thank you for posting the pictures for us to see.

All the best
Ewan

[acorngen]

Good to see you all went to where English Heritage say the battle was fought.  It is a pity though the historical nor the archaeological evidence don't support English Heritages view   I will one day get to finishing my long paper on where I and a few others believe the true site is from documentary evidence and archaeological evidence.

Rob

[JillJ]

Lovely photos everyone and I'm so pleased you all had a great day in true RootsChat form, and that the sun shone for you.  Here's to the next one!

Jill

[Keith Sherwood]

Without trying to get into any further debate about the precise location of the Battle of Hastings, I've just seen a photo in my daily paper of Senlac Hill full of Harold's and William's men taking each other on again.
Did anyone local get to see the action replay over the weekend...?
keith

[sillgen]

My husband went.  Had a lovely day and said it was very impressive.
Andrea

[Chris in 1066Land]

Sorry Keith, we didnt go

The family do not like huge crowds and looking at the state of the ground and car parks as we passed it on the way to Lewes this morning, they must have had a fantastic crowd.

In one corner of the field we counted over 100 portable toilets all lined up - it looked rather funny actually.

Chris in 1066

[Keith Sherwood]

Chris,
...and I don't suppose they managed to change the course of history by declaring a different result this time.
When we looked down on those fields from the Abbey on the 30th Sept. I tried very hard to imagine the mayhem that must have been happening on that October day in 1066; perhaps those who turned up over this last weekend might now have a better idea.
keith

[kerryb]

I saw a clip at the weekend on our local news, looked like a lot of fun.  At one point they seemed to have a huge group of children all firing arrows down the field.  Looked like fun!!!!

Kerry

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi

I have heard this morning that they could not cope with the crowds over the weekend and they had to close the gates because they were full. 
The figure mentioned was that there were over 30,000 people in the ground.

So. as you suggest keith, it could have been Mayhem all over again

Chris in 1066