King Harold’s 200-mile UK march to Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a ‘myth’, says research
King Harold’s legendary 200-mile march across England to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a “myth” that likely never happened, according to research published on Saturday. In arguably the most…
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King Harold’s 200-mile UK march to Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a ‘myth’, says research
King Harold’s legendary 200-mile march across England to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a “myth” that likely never happened, according to research published on Saturday. In arguably the most famous battle in English history, the Anglo-Saxon leader was defeated by William the Conqueror, who became the first Franco-Norman king of England, at Hastings on October 14, 1066. The decisive clash, which marked the start of the Norman conquest of England, is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, set to b...
By Agence France-Presse
Read full article →King Harold's 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings was a 'myth', historian says
Rather than enduring a legendary 200-mile (320-kilometre) overland march to confront the invading William the Conqueror at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066, King Harold Godwinson's forces likely launched a "sophisticated land-sea operation" that ultimately failed to stop the Norman conquest of England, a British historian has found.
By FRANCE 24
Read full article →King Harold 200-mile forced march to Battle of Hastings ‘implausible’, historians say
Historians have suggested that troops actually travelled to the battle by ship
By Sam Russell
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