History And Exploration Of Hastings, East Sussex
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Hastings History Is Rich And Fascinating, And There Is Much More To The Town Than Just The Battle Of Hastings.
Welcome to the History And Exploration Of Hastings, East Sussex
Hastings is a town situated on the south coast of England and is within the county of East Sussex. Hastings gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place 8 miles away in 1066. Interestingly Hastings is also home to the oldest recorded town charter in the United Kingdom, which was granted by King William I in 1086.
Today Hastings is a popular tourist destination. The town's beaches and nearby attractions, such as Bodiam Castle, make it a popular spot for both domestic and international tourists. In recent years, Hastings has also become known for its annual Pirate Day, which is held on the first Saturday in September.
Hastings' history is rich and fascinating, and there is much more to the town than just the Battle of Hastings. If you're interested in learning more about the history of this charming town, be sure to check out the Hastings Museum, the Art Gallery, Smugglers cave and off cause the ruins of the castle itself.
Evidence of prehistoric settlements have been found here in the town, including flint arrowheads and Bronze Age artefacts; Iron Age forts have been excavated on both the East and West Hills. This suggests that the inhabitants moved early to the safety of the valley in between the forts.
Hastings castle which now lies in ruin, was built on the authority of William I, shortly after the battle of Hastings, you can visit the castle by travelling up the cliff railway and its certainly worth a visit.
In one of our recent videos, we visited nearby Rye, and made mention of that town being one of the five cinque ports during the middle ages, well Hastings is also one of those important ports, the following three are: Sandwich, Dover and New Romney, which suggests great importance was placed around this British south east coastal region.
Hastings has had its fair share of disasters in its history, the first being in February 1287, when much of the town and half of Hastings castle was washed away by floods.
The town has also been raided and burnt to the ground at least twice by the French, pushing this town into a downward decline, during the preceding years. It took centuries to recover, but eventually established itself as a fishing community.
Hastings also has a fascinating connection to smuggling, and this can be seen if you visit West Hill Near the castle ruins, here you will discover, "St Clement's Caves", partly natural, but mainly excavated by hand by smugglers from the soft sandstone. It was an ideal location and hideaway for their contraband.
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I do like Hastings, such a delightful town.
Great exploration of this beautiful town, lovely video 👌
Hello my friend. Glad you are still making the awesome videos. Always enjoy your amazing videos
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How neat to walk throught the town streets and find so many shops and museums. What a very interesting town we just got to learn about. Thanks for bringing us along
Hello, thank you very much for the interesting video, personal tour and wonderful story! Come on in, it's always a pleasure to meet you!
Jonathan and Jennifer here. Jonathan is our resident history buff. New subs here as we're heading to the UK for August and September. Our current itinerary doesn't have much time in East Sussex, so we may have to live vicariously through your videos.
Interesting little trip.
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Hi Stephen and Yhana,
Very fascinating history of Hastings.
Such a rich history, the cable car takes underground? Wow..3:38
Old actual shipwreck actually gives me goosebumps 2:20 I have seen pieces of shipwreck when I visited some of lighthouse and the history repeats.
Indeed, you are able to touch it, feel it and its history sinks in within you....3:03 Wow, I would love to experience it.
Another successful video. Superior! You look good with some suntan....Chao
Many thanks another Great Video and always well presented and very interesting. You both look great and photogenic. Please consider doing a video from Lavenham you wont be dissapointed.
Looked so nice there xxx
I went there years ago. Some parts were a bit rough, other parts quite posh and trendy. Overall I loved it. Always had a notion to move there. Maybe it's time I went back for another look.
Happy Easter, Stephan and Yhana 👍🤠