Battle of Stamford Bridge
battle · 1066 AD
Battle of Stamford Bridge, a battle recorded 1066 AD: its site mapped, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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At a glance
- Kind
- battle
- Date
- 25 September 1066 AD
- War
- Norman Conquest of England
- Side 1
- England — led by Harold Godwinson
- Side 2
- Norway and English rebels — led by Harald Hardrada, Tostig Godwinson
- Result
- English victory
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1066 AD | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Tony Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century, (2007)