Note 3 — PART I TERRITORIAL STUDIES (continued 3)

That I may not be accused of passing over any defence of Mr Freeman, I give the reference to Mr Archer's letter in Academy of November 4, 1893, arguing, as against Mr Harrison, that the story of a great 'naval engagement' in 1066 may probably be traced 'to the seaside associations of the name Hastings'. Unfortunately for him, Mr Freeman himself had quoted this wild story (iii. 729) and suggested quite a different explanation, namely, that it originated, not in the Battle of Hastings, but in some real 'naval operations'.