Tag: William the Conqueror

• The Development of Castles in Britain (Part 1)

  

  Today we are very lucky to have a guest author! Simon Forder, a writer, researcher and historian who specialises in castles, has written a great introductory post about their origins in Britain. Starting in the Norman period, he explores what different types of castles appeared in Britain after the conquest, and just how original they…

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  March 20, 2019

  Castles

  Archaeology, Architecture, British History, Castle, Castles, Conquest, Heritage, history, Medieval England, Medieval History, Norman, William the Conqueror

• What happened after 1066? The Harrying of the North

  

  I can almost guarantee that if you asked any English person who can only remember one thing from history at school, it is the date 1066. It is drilled into us: 1066, the turning point in English history, when William the Conqueror came over from Normandy, beat others to the throne of England, and ended…

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  June 3, 2017

  Important Events

  1066, Anglo-Saxon, English History, European History, history, Medieval England, Medieval History, Military History, William the Conqueror

• Medieval Squabbles: Modern Relatability to the Medieval Royal Court

  

  My posts have often emphasised our similarity with people from the medieval period, as I believe it is an important and interesting aspect of studying medieval history. Whilst those living in medieval England did lead very different lives to us today, often their issues and worries were not as extreme as worrying about plague, or…

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  November 14, 2016

  Miscellaneous

  English History, Henry II, Medieval History, Monks, William the Conqueror