EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 15 MIN

Stamford Bridge Before Hastings: How One Battle Undermined Norman Ambition

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode explores the fierce clash at Stamford Bridge, where King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian force while the English throne hung in uncertainty. It shows how that victory, though decisive, exhausted his army and left England exposed to William of Normandy’s landing two days later, reshaping the succession crisis and the fate of Anglo‑Saxon England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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