... the Battle of Hastings took place and changed the course of English history.
I can remember the nine hundredth celebration (I was sixteen at the time) and I even have a Post Office first day cover* as a souvenir ... somewhere!
From a personal point of view, it is an important date as my surname is Norman French in origin and my ancestors probably came over in the period after the invasion. The name is probably derived from corderei, (a place where ropes are made), cordier (someone who makes ropes), cuer de roi (king's heart), or Cordray, a commune in Eure, Normandy.
* A first day cover is a postal card or stamped envelope with a special commemorative postage stamp on it that is franked on the first day the issue.
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I'm a bit too young to actually remember the 1966 commemoration, but I do remember the stamps: The long 1 shilling and threepence stamp was a favourite in my childhood stamp collection!
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