Battle of Hastings Fact Sheet

Halley's comet is probably the world's most famous - certainly its most well known - comet! It returns to the vicinity of the Earth every 75 years and was last here in 1986. We can next look forward to a visit in about 2061.

William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman troops defeating an exhausted Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, and conquered England, beginning a period of Norman rule. This colouring page depicts a victorious William the Conqueror after the battle.

Here's a printable version of our information on Edward I - including a summary with interesting facts and a short biography written with kids in mind.