dig out up British royal house seems to be the latest cult in archaeology . Havingfound Richard III , researcher now want to disinter the body of King Harold II to find out whether he really died in the personal manner portrayed in a famous section of the Bayeux Tapestry — with an arrow shot into his eye .
As ITV Newsreports :
Schoolchildren across the land are taught that the Anglo - Saxon was killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 by Norman horse . But amateur historian Peter Burke believes this could all amount to Norman propaganda , and that Harold may have go on into his 80s .
The same team of archeologist who discovered the corpse of King Richard III under a Leicester car park will be using ground - fathom radar in a bid to situate Harold on Tuesday .
They hope to find his cadaver in the undercoat of Waltham Abbey Church in Essex , and to prove the cause of death once and for all .
The search , which coincides with the 948th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings , will be shoot for a infotainment about the rival theory of Harold ’s demise .
If the scan does bring out grounds that the late king is lying there , it may still be some clip before permission is granted for a full excavation .
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