The Forgotten Battle of 1066

Présentation de l'éditeur Eight months after Harold II's succession in January 1066, the Viking king of Norway, Harald Hardrada, launched a major invasion of England. This book presents the story of that battle of 1066 - what became of Harold II's army in the run-up to the battle of Hastings and the final discovery of the battlefield site itself. Biographie de l'auteur Charles Jones is director of the Lottery-funded Fulford Battlefield Society. He has been leading the campaign to conserve the site he discovered through archaeological digs. He lives in Oxford.