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I had no idea African warriors were present at the Battle of Hastings in 1066...
Posted on 8/26/25 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 8/26/25 at 4:59 pm
Yet the BBC is telling me that this is the way it was.
Here is a screen grab from their miniseries which chronicles William of Normandy's conquest of England.

Here is a screen grab from their miniseries which chronicles William of Normandy's conquest of England.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:00 pm to RollTide1987
It’s racist to think otherwise, you racist.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:01 pm to RollTide1987
He’s the black sheep of the family…
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:03 pm to RollTide1987
History will be replaced if you close your eyes.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:13 pm to RollTide1987
What if I told you there are Asian Civil War reenactors?
This post was edited on 8/26/25 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:15 pm to RollTide1987
I think that’s what they call Black Irish
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:17 pm to RollTide1987
That's Lord D'Xarvius of Wuzkangzland, the first Englishman to ever suffer a severe sunburn.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:19 pm to RollTide1987
Clearly a slave conscript brought to England or France by a wealthy landowner.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:19 pm to Jim Rockford
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What if I told you I've seen Asian Civil War reenactors?
Except that would've be historically correct......just very, very rare. But Chinese immigrants did exist within US borders at the time and did fight in the Civil War.
I'm not sure if there's any evidence of Africans in Britain in 1066, it's more like the realm of fanfic.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:23 pm to RollTide1987
Just a REALLY good sun tan
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:24 pm to RollTide1987
If only you knew there's more....
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:28 pm to RollTide1987
Another unknown, interesting fact is that there were actually 3 African ladies who worked as computists in a back room of a castle. They used math principles to come up with the battle plan and angles of attack. Somebody should make a movie about this.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:28 pm to Stealth Matrix
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I'm not sure if there's any evidence of Africans in Britain in 1066, it's more like the realm of fanfic.
I think it’s plausible… didnt the Romans fight wars in Africa? I believe one could have made it to England by 1066
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:35 pm to chalmetteowl
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I think it’s plausible… didnt the Romans fight wars in Africa?
Not subsaharan africa i dont believe. No blacks back then along the African Med Coast
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:36 pm to RollTide1987
Moorish mercenaries, duh.
Posted on 8/26/25 at 5:36 pm to Cosmo
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Not subsaharan africa i dont believe. No blacks back then along the African Med Coast
The Tuaregs have been running a slave trade between subsaharan Africa and the Mediterranean coast for millennia
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