{
  "id": 12866207,
  "title": "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",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/hundreds-of-british-college-students-clashed-with-wooden-swords-in-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/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-180989635/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A local videographer shot 300 reels of color film during the re-enactment, which shows \"soldiers on foot getting remarkably close to horses\" and \"a rather relaxed attitude towards health and safety.\" The event sparked an annual tradition that continues to this day",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}