One of history's most famous battles could be rewritten by long-lost papal letter

A lost letter from a pope could rewrite the story of one of history's most famous battles — nearly 1,000 years after it was fought. The University of East Anglia announced the new research, which sheds light on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 , in August. Professor Tom Licence was examining historical records when he came across previously overlooked excerpts from a lost papal letter that was preserved in the Vatican archives, he said. ROYAL DECREE FROM NOTORIOUS 'SPIDER KING' REDISCOVERE