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Chapter Eleven:The Eve of Battle

For a better look http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/battle_hastings_1066/hastingsmaps.html There were two hills that made the valley called...

Chapter Ten: The Golden Warrior

“Earl Harold was now consecrated king and met little quiet as long as he ruled the realm.” – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle Harold Hunting in...

Chapter Nine: A Most Courageous Enterprise

At last, the Normans land in Pevensey on the morning of the 28th September. Medieval church with a weather vane William had been waiting...

Guest Post: Bishops, Banners and Bastards by Robert Bayliss

“…the gift of a banner as a pledge of the support of St. Peter whereby he might the more confidently and safely attack his enemy.” The...

Stamford Bridge: Valour and Blood and the Fight for England

Today is the 958th anniversary of the great Battle of Stamford Bridge. Who was to be the victor this time so soon after Fulford Gate?

Chapter Seven: Stamford Bridge -The Prelude

What Happened After Fulford Following on from the Battle of Gate Fulford on the 20th September, Harald Sigurdsson’s victory just outside...

Chapter Six: Death and Victory at Gate Fulford.

Morcar and Edwin’s forces wait for the Vikings The year of 1066 saw three major battles focusing on the struggle between the major...

Chapter Four: Hairy Comets and Important decisions!

“In this year King Harold came from York to Westminster at the Easter…then on April 16. Then throughout all England, a sign such as men...

Guest Post: The Two Women in the life of Harold II by Sharon Bennett Connolly

Harold Godwinson was born around 1022 and did more in the 44 years he was on this earth, than most people could achieve in 3 lifetimes....

Chapter Three: The Cat is Out of the Bag

In Rouen, Duke William is readying himself for an exhilarating day of hunting. The noise and bustle of humans calling one another, hounds...

Chapter Two: Absent Friends #2

In the first part of this post, we identified two characters, pertinent to the events of 1066, who were absent from King Edward’s...

The Shifting Sands of Succession: Guest Post from Robert Bayliss

One of the amazing things about the internet is that it gives you the opportunity to meet and make friends that are like-minded and one...

Chapter Two: Absent Friends #1

In our last post, we covered the demise of Edward, his dying moments and that very prophetic deathbed speech he gives just before he...