University of East Anglia: Lost Letter From the Pope Casts 1066 as a Holy War Against 'Followers of Satan'
August 12, 2026
August 12, 2026
NORWICH, England, Aug. 12 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news:
* * *
Lost letter from the Pope casts 1066 as a holy war against 'followers of Satan'
A lost letter from the Pope could rewrite the story of 1066 - according to research from the University of East Anglia.
Excerpts from the letter are now held in the Vatican archives and they suggest that a power struggle in Rome helped shape the Norman Conquest.
* * *
Lost letter from the Pope casts 1066 as a holy war against 'followers of Satan'
A lost letter from the Pope could rewrite the story of 1066 - according to research from the University of East Anglia.
Excerpts from the letter are now held in the Vatican archives and they suggest that a power struggle in Rome helped shape the Norman Conquest.
