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For the nobles of England, gathered in the great hall of King Edward’s palace on Thorney Island, it must have come as a surprise that...

How Edward Became King Bayeux Tapestry, Scene 1: King Edward the Confessor and Earl Harold. Source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons, Author:...

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...

So in the last part of this post, the battle lines have been drawn. Harold’s army has been marshalled along the top of the ridge at the...

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

“…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...

By May, things were moving fast in England, just as they were in Normandy. King Harold must have known that his onetime friend, William...

“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...

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

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...