Virtual Tourism: The Bloody Battles Of 1066

In 1066, England’s fate was forged in three furious clashes fought barely three weeks apart. Follow me on a tour in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for a documentary-style aerial exploration that retraces each turning point from the sky:

* Fulford (20 Sept) – sweep over the River Ouse flood-meadows where Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson crushed the northern fyrd.

* Stamford Bridge (25 Sept) – orbit the narrow Derwent crossing where King Harold Godwinson raced 190 miles north to repel the Vikings in a surprise counter-attack.

* Hastings / Senlac Hill (14 Oct) – descend along the Sussex ridge line to witness how William the Conqueror shattered the shield wall and claimed the crown.