Reconstruction of 1066 events, Surrey Walking Club
Mar. 11, 1956 - Back To 1066 - And All That. Marching Along A Roman Road.: Seven members of the Surrey Walking Club this morning were to be seen - dressed in Battle of Hastings Armour - marching along Posse Way - an ancient Roman Road between B th and Cirencester. It is an experiment to show whether in October 1066 Harold and his men could have marched 200 miles in ten days. The march is being filmed for the B.B.C. Television programme Up To Date to be shown in June. The history books state that in 1066 King Harold and his men marched 200 miles from Stanford Bridge in Yorkshire where he defeated King Harold - down to London and then on the Sussex for the Battle of Hastings. Photo shows Five members of the party - complete in their Battle of Hastings Armour - seen during their march along the ancient - Roman Road - Fosse Way, nr. Cirencester this morning
