Summary
An expert claims Victorians misunderstood a key detail about the Battle of Hastings. Tom Licence from the University of East Anglia argues that troops did not march to the battle but instead arrived by sea, challenging long-held beliefs.
Key Facts
- The Battle of Hastings happened on October 14, 1066, where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold.
- Tom Licence suggests Harold's troops traveled to Hastings by sea, not by land march.
- This new idea challenges a view popularized by 19th-century historians.
- Historians misinterpreted the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, a record of English history.
- Experts from the British Museum and English Heritage find the research exciting.
- Licence will present his findings at a conference at the University of Oxford.
- The Bayeux Tapestry, linked to the battle, will be displayed at the British Museum on loan from France.
