The Battle of Stamford Bridge is one of the most interesting battles in English history and was recently voted the “Second most important battle on English soil in 1066” by viewers of the History Channel, pushing the over-rated Battle of Hastings into third place and being narrowly pipped to first by the Battle of Midway. Stamford Bridge is also one of England’s most popular battles, attracting over 60,000 paying spectators on the day and millions on television re-runs ever since. It is one of only two battles named after a Premiership football stadium, along with Blackburn Rovers’ Thermopylae Road.