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🎨 Arts
October 08, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Hundreds of British College Students Clashed With Wooden Swords in a 1966 Re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings. Watch the Rediscovered 'Time Capsule' of Lost Footage
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Rediscovered footage reveals hundreds of British college students humorously re-enacting the Battle of Hastings in 1966, sparking an annual tradition that continues today.
historical re-enactment
college tradition
rediscovered footage