Testing claims that Harold's army sailed south in 1066

The panel questions the claim that Harold moved his entire army south by sea in 1066. Accounts of troops leaving the force along the route and references to a march down the King's Road are offered against an entirely maritime journey. Moving some urgent elements toward London by ship remains plausible in the discussion. Fleet capacity is another objection, although the participant raising it explicitly says this is outside their historical specialty. Coastal vessels coming ashore at night would also complicate assumptions about a rapid voyage. The passage presents objections to the claim and allows a mixed movement by land and sea; it does not independently resolve the disputed reconstruction.