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The longest march in English history never happened — King Harold likely sailed to the Battle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 reshaped English history. The Norman-French army led by William the Conqueror decisively defeated Harold Godwinson's Anglo-Saxons. Part of the legend of the battle is ...
Phys.org

English history's biggest march is a myth—King Harold sailed to the Battle of Hastings

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 ...
The Conversation

Too often learning ‘British history’ means learning ‘English history’ – but overburdened schoolteachers are not to blame

How much do you really know about the history of the United Kingdom? What passes for “British history” is, all too often, merely the history of England with bits of the histories of Scotland, Wales ...
Opinion

How will attitudes change if students like me aren’t taught the truth about British colonial history?

The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on, says Emerging Voices winner Astrid Barltrop ...