Hastings 2000 was a major re-enactment

Battle of Hastings reenactment

The Battle of Hastings reenactment is a yearly reenactment of the Battle of Hastings, held at Battle Abbey in Battle, East Sussex, UK, and drawing participants from around the world...

 of the Battle of Hastings

Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...

 which took place on the 14 and 15 October 2000.

It was staged on the site of the original battle near the town of Battle, East Sussex

Battle, East Sussex

Battle is a small town and civil parish in the local government district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies south southeast of London, east of Brighton and east of the county town of Lewes...

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Unlike the previous major re-enactments of the battle in 1984, 1990, and 1995 a large number of overseas re-enactors attended and this brought the number of costumed participants up to about 1500 from 16 different countries.

The next major re-enactment of the event, Hastings 2006

Hastings 2006

Hastings 2006 was a major reenactment of the Battle of Hastings which took place on October 14-15, 2006.It was staged on the site of the original battle in the grounds of Battle Abbey, near the town of Battle, East Sussex....

, took place on the 14 and 15 October 2006. Before the official dates were announced, speculation led to many re-enactors using the acronym TNBO ("The Next Big One").