Ælfgyva: The Mystery Lady of the Bayeux Tapestry Part V
by Paula Lofting For those who have not read any of my earlier posts about this puzzling enigmatic woman, Ælfgyva, whose image is...
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Ælfgyva: The Mystery Woman of the Bayeux Tapestry – Part IV
The woman in the Bayeux Tapestry called Ælfgyva has given commentators and historians alike, food for thought for as long as the Bayeux...
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Writers of Anglo-Saxon literature: Patricia Bracewell on Edmund Ironside
Thank you, Paula, for inviting me to your blog site and giving me an opportunity to offer a brief sketch of the career of one of the...
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The Rise of Edward the Confessor: The Story of the Man Who But For a Quirk of Fate, Might Never Have
How Edward Became King Bayeux Tapestry, Scene 1: King Edward the Confessor and Earl Harold. Source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons, Author:...
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The Battle of Hereford – Part One: The story of two men and a king
Ralph de Mantes was the son of King Edward’s sister, Godgifu, known commonly as Goda. Goda was the king’s full sister, therefore a...
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Chapter Sixteen: The End of England as it was in 1066
So, we have come, finally, to the end of the road that took us on our journey to the Battle of Hastings. By the end of December, William...
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Chapter Thirteen: The Aftermath of the Battle
And so, the battle culminated in the end of Harold Godwinson’s reign. The Battle of Hastings, as it has largely been referred to,...
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Chapter 12: The Battle 4) Harold meets his end and William wins by the skin of his teeth.
In the previous post, the battle had reached a turning point, one that had finally made a dent in the English Shield Wall. We saw...
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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...
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