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389 – The Tyrant and the Muddy Crossing

The British History Podcast

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The Battle of Bosham

One historian theorises that william and harold had a naval skirmish during this gale. And then it goes on to say, quote, many perished before they came home. It's very possible that what happened here is that the english ships were caught in the very same storm that had ravaged william's fleet. But speaking of snore, much of what's happening regarding harold hedrata is coming from his account. All of these accounts are, to be honest, life and history is simply too complex to convey without building one type of narrative or another. The world is just too big to include everything. Every single document has some form of narrative. And crucially,

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