Harold sailed to Hastings...

[Duncan Head]

Marc Morris's rebuttal is interesting and seems well-considered:

http://www.marcmorris.org.uk/2026/03/did-king-harold-really-sail-to-battle.html

[Erpingham]

Yes, I think that is a well-reasoned piece. As Marc Morris says, many of the things overturned by the new theory weren't current orthodoxy anyway. The big new idea is using the fleet to transport a whole army, whereas the current orthodoxy is a mounted core of huscarls (and perhaps other "select" forces) moving to the theatre of war and joining with local troops. It will be interesting to see, away from the press releases, a solid academic argument from Professor Licence to allow proper assessment to be made.

[DBS]

So Marc Morris agrees with me. I have always liked him 

[Imperial Dave]

He's a good egg normally...