A lost papal letter suggests King Harold’s support for a rival pope may have helped turn the Norman Conquest into part of a wider European power struggle. For generations, the story of 1066 has seemed straightforward: a disputed crown, an invading duke, and a decisive battle that ended Anglo-Saxon rule in England. But new research [...] Lost Vatican Letter Recasts 1066 as a Holy War Against “Followers of Satan”
A lost papal letter suggests King Harold’s support for a rival pope may have helped turn the Norman Conquest into part of a wider European power struggle. For generations, the story of 1066 has seemed straightforward: a disputed crown, an invading duke, and a decisive battle that ended Anglo-Saxon rule in England. But new research [...] 

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