Research led by Professor Tom Licence from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that the story of King Harold’s legendary 200‑mile march to the battlefield in Sussex is a myth and that Harold ...

According to the prevailing English accounts, King Harold made a momentous, 200-mile march over land to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE after dismissing his naval fleet. His subsequent defeat ...

King Harold’s legendary 200-mile march across England to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is a “myth” that likely never ...

New research suggests that a legendary 200-mile march by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, may have actually involved some ships.

It has long been taught that after Harold’s victory at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, there was a forced march south to face ...

A fresh re-reading of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle suggests that King Harold Godwinson didn’t race south by land after Stamford Bridge, but instead used a coordinated naval strategy. What does that mean ...

King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 never happened, according to researchers from the University of East Anglia.

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 ...

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New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals that King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 never happened. Instead, the journey was made largely by sea ...