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Aelfgyva: The Mysterious Woman of the Bayeux Tapestry – Part Two

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

Ælfgyva: The Mystery Woman of the Bayeux Tapestry – Introductory Part One

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...

950: 1066 Remembered, Interview: Paula Lofting (B.R.A.G. Medallion Winner)

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...

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...

950: 1066 Remembered, Guest Post: The Bastard of Normandy v. the Golden Warrior (Paula Lofting)

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

Chapter Fifteen: The Conqueror is Crowned

“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...

Chapter Fourteen: Behold Our New King, Edgar the II!

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

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,...

950: 1066 Remembered, Book Review: The Wolf Banner

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

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...

Chapter 12: The Battle 3) Fight or Die

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...

Chapter 12: The Battle: 2) A Worthy and Just Cause

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...

Chapter Twelve: The Battle: 1) The Lines Are Drawn

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

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...

Guest Post: The Trouble with Tostig by Mercedes Rochelle

WHERE, OH WHERE HAS TOSTIG GONE? Battle of Gate Fulford Sources: Harold, The Last Anglo-Saxon King by Ian Walker, 1997 Heimskringla:...