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The curtain was drawn and he peered into the chamber. A woman, clothed in a plain brown woollen robe sat on a bench, sewing. A white...

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Welcome to the second part of the post concerning Ælfgyva, the woman, who over the years has caused many a historian to scratch their...

Ælfgifu, or as it was sometimes spelt, Alfgyva, or even Ælfgyva as it is on the Bayeux Tapestry, must have been a popular name and one of...

Many thanks to Lisl Zlitni for hosting me on her blog and asking some very fine questions about my books and the time period in which I...

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...

The Bastard of Normandy Versus the Golden Warrior Paula Lofting The year of 1066 started out with three contenders for the throne. As...

“And Earl William went back to Hastings again, and waited there to see if he would be submitted to; but when he realised that no one was...

In London, it was said that the streets were ‘teeming’. There were so many men, survivors of Hastings, and the armies that had been...

And so, the battle culminated in the end of Harold Godwinson’s reign. The Battle of Hastings, as it has largely been referred to,...

I am very pleased to have received this fabulous review from versatile blogger winner Lisl Zlitni! before the second sleep Welcome and...

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...

William the Conqueror stabbing a servant in his chin with a sword As William rode out at the head of his army, round his neck, William...

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...

Harold was marshalling his men as the Norman army and their allies, marched along the road from Hastings, into the valley that was slung...

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

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

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

“…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...