The same 1377 French raiding campaign that burned Rye also struck Hastings and Seaford. Hastings was burned — the ancient castle already in ruins, offering no protection. Seaford was looted. The raids caused a demographic crisis in these coastal towns that would persist for decades. The contrast with the famous 1066 Norman landing at Pevensey nearby was not lost on contemporaries — England was now unable to defend its own shores.
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