Battle of Hastings :- Death of Harold - A question of "When" not "Where"
Death of Harold II - A question of When not Where In this blog I will outline my case that it is a matter of "when" Harold Godwinson was killed and not "where" that is the driving force behind the actual "where". Consensus view Let's start with the accepted view of the battle of Hastings. According to historians, the battle started at 9 o'clock (Tierce) in the morning and lasted until 6 o'clock in the evening. The time of Harold's death is put at 6 o'clock (Vespers). As the retreating English fled, they were pursued by the Norman knights but put up a rear-guard action which surprised the knights. This resulted in a number of casualties which was notable. Additionally, according to most historians, is that the battle was fought in one location and was continuous. The upshot of this is that no matter when Harold died, he died at the location of ...