Okay - Why Is It That The British Always Name the Wrong Hill

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Okay - Why Is It That The British Always Name the Wrong Hill

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/enviro ... field.html
The site of where the Battle of Hastings has been commemorated for the last 1,000 years is in the wrong place, it has been claimed.

Ever since the 1066 battle that led to the Norman Conquest, history has recorded the event as happening at what is now Battle Abbey in the East Sussex town.

But although some 10,000 men are believed to have been killed in the historic conflict, no human remains or artefects from the battle have ever been found at the location.

This has given rise to several historians to examine alternative sites for the battle that was a decisive victory for William the Conqueror and saw the death of King Harold.

Now historian and author John Grehan believes he has finally found the actual location - on a steep hill one mile north west of Battle.
I mean Bunker Hill was fought on Breeds' Hill. Is it asking so much that they start to get things right?
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Re: Okay - Why Is It That The British Always Name the Wrong

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Well…
It does have a 1000 year history of consensus.
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Isn't "consensus" the latin word for "everyone is wrong?"
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