Norman conquest

Follow the tumultuous half-century that saw England riven by rivals and an illegitimate boy rise to reign on both sides of the Channel

William Duke of Normandy’s historic victory over the Saxon army of King Harold on 14th October 1066, leading to the conquest of England and the eventual replacement of the Anglo-Saxon dominated society by a Norman French

Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about 'the other Norman conquest', launched a cen ...

British researchers have used human and animal remains to determine Norman dietary influences on Britain after the Conquest.

Digital elaboration and composition by Bulgan Lumini .The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres , which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering…

Behind every great man, so the saying goes, is a great woman - or, in the case of the man known to posterity as William the Conqueror , a ...

illustration of angus mcbride showing a group of Byzantine army warriors in the late 13th century AD

At the very moment when the British people are struggling to cope with the uncertainties caused by their vote for Brexit, we note the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, which took place on October 14, 1066, 950 years ago. This invasion from across the English Channel resulted in the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England by William, the French Duke of Normandy. It is a reminder that the complicated, ambivalent, and sometimes hostile relationship between England and the rest of Europe goes back…