14th October 2016 is the exact 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. To mark this historic day, Peter Harrison, Curator at Pevensey Museum will give a talk at 7;00 PM titled ‘ Unintended consequences of the Battle of Hastings’. Everyone is familiar with the known consequences of this battle!—George Stephens, St. Nicolas Church, Pevensey. 30 September 2016
Peter Harrison, Curator of Pevensey Courthouse Museum will give a talk at St. Nicolas Church, Pevensey on the 950th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s arrival at Pevensey in 1066, 950 years ago on October 14th.
Tickets are £10, George Stephens, from St Nicolas Church says “The talk’s topic is to tell the tale of how the Battle of Hastings, which followed William’s arrival, has left a lot of largely unreported history, some amusing, some strange and some almost unbelievable unintended consequences and which are mostly unfamiliar.
“Peter as Curator of Pevensey historic museum is well placed to enlighten his audience.”
The arrival of King William (‘the Bastard’) inspired as we know, the Norman period of history in much of mainland Britain.
The subsequent prolific building of castles and churches of which a great number survive in whole or in part, and the giving of land to barons the length and breadth of the land, and recorded in the Domesday Day Book changed what had hitherto been the Anglo-Saxon country to one which carries with it today, apart from our form of government, much that can be directly attributed to the Normans and their arrival 950 years ago, from France at Pevensey.
Peter Harrison has been Curator since 2010 and has had a strong interest in local history from a young age having been a guide at Michelham Priory, beginning fifty years ago. Pevensey Courthouse Museum has marked the Battle of Hastings anniversary with a special exhibition there.
All funds raised from ticket sales will go towards the St. Nicolas’ 800th anniversary Restoration Fund.
This Event is in association with Gaby Hardwicke (solicitors), BPE Business consultants, The Priory Court Hotel, Visick Cars, Carr Taylor Wines, Starshine Music, ‘1066 Country’, Pevensey Town Trust and Wealden District Council.
TICKETS: George Stephens: tel: 07443227572,
