Gone Medieval· Folge 511

1066 New Discovery: The Myth of Harold's March

Dienstag, 24. März 2026 · 52 min

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<p>What if one of the most famous stories in English history never happened? What if King Harold did not march his exhausted troops 200 miles before the Battle of Hastings?</p><p>Matt Lewis is joined by Professor Tom Licence whose explosive research argues that King Harold’s legendary march never happened, revealing a far more sophisticated Anglo-Saxon military strategy than always thought. So how did Harold get to Hastings? And how does this discovery change our understanding of the Norman Conquest? </p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><strong>Harold Godwinson</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/harold-godwinson…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/62mB8Dx8keYCKe9org33q…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Battle of Hastings</strong></p><p><a href="podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/battle-of-hastin…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="open.spotify.com/episode/1OeDn5jGkmMy5q4dBGGK5…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong&…; </p><p><br></p>

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