Battle of Hastings - Non Historical Musing
Non Historical Musing I've been told that anything I write from a historical viewpoint can be reliably be ignored but what about things that are not historical but operate on a practical level? Take for instance William's landing in the Port of Hastings a few days after landing at Pevensey. I've not been able to work out from the official narrative exactly where William did land and of course there are those who fervently believe that William didn't land at Hastings at all. Let's take the sources at their word in that William came ashore at the Port of Hastings and that where the town centre is today was the Port of Hastings. Figure 1 Hastings Shore to Upper Fort The above figure shows the elevation of the various routes from the Shore +20 m to the Upper Fort situated alongside the A2100. The routes are:- A: Base of Castle B: Old Town C: 1. Viaduct via Mou...