Norman Conquest Encyclopedia
Canterbury
After his victory at Hastings, William the Conqueror waited for formal submission from the English, but none came. He therefore moved to Folkestone and Dover, forcing the surrender of both, before turning north to Canterbury whose citizens came out to meet him and submit. The Archbishop, Stigand, was not present as he was in London lending support to the English candidate for the crown, Edgar Atheling. From Canterbury William made an encircling advance on London by way of Guildford (with a detachment probing towards the capital at Southwark), Basing, Wantage and Wallingford before coming in from the north.
See also: Edgar Atheling; Hastings; London; Stigand; Wallingford; William
Related Reading:
- Hastings 1066 (Revised Edition)- The Fall of Saxon England
(Campaign 13 )
William's march to London, October 1066. The exact dates of each march are based partly on calculation. (© Osprey Publishing Limited, from Campaign 13 Hastings 1066, by Christopher Gravett)