When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few.

September 4, 1682 – Edmond Halley observes Halley’s comet for first time

Although possible records of Halley’s Comet date back to 467 B.C.E., observations of what is now known to be Halley’s Comet, its appearance was often seen as an omen portending dramatic political and social events, such as the death of kings, rather than the periodic return of an object orbiting our sun. During its 1066 appearance, the comet approached within nine million miles of Earth and motivated the Duke William of Normandy’s army as they defeated the Anglo-Saxon king Harold’s army at the Battle of Hastings (12/25/1066). The 11th century Bayeux Tapestry depicts scenes leading up to the Norman invasion of England and William’s ascendancy to the English throne under a clear illustration of Halley’s Comet. 

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