A Medieval Game of Thrones
The White Ship Disaster
The Sinking of the White Ship (1120) — A Night of Medieval Chaos The Wreck That Changed History: The White Ship Disaster of 1120 Imagine a single drunken party completely…
The end was inevitable
Legitimacy through Fire: Was the Harrying Necessary?
The crowning of William the Conqueror on Christmas Day, 1066, did not end the Norman Conquest; it merely signaled its bloodiest phase. While Southern England was relatively quickly pacified through…
Eadric the Wild: Guerilla Leader
The Saxons Who Refused to Buckle and Their Fate
Introduction 1066 is often taught as a clean break—a single day at Hastings where the crown changed hands and the Saxon era ended. But the truth is far grittier. For…
Harold Godwinson: Impatient Opportunist or Skilled General
Is Harold Godwinson’s 1066 “Forced March” a Myth?
Did the Long Forced March Ever happen? I always wondered whether King Harold's forced march from Stamford bridge actually happened as conventional history tells us but now compelling new evidence…
How much Viking was left?
The Norman Miracle: Viking Traces in the Warriors of 1066
How much Viking was left in the Norman Warrior of 1066? The Norman warrior who charged up Senlac Hill in 1066, armoured on horseback, cut a figure vastly different from…
The Raven: A Pivotal symbol in Norse Mythology
The Wings of the All-Father: The Raven’s Shadow in Norse Legend
Raven in flight In the mist-choked fjords of the tenth century, the sight of a raven was rarely viewed as a mere coincidence. For Scandinavian pagans the raven was not…
From Conqueror to King
The Importance of William the Conqueror’s Follow-up Actions
Whether William the Conqueror was a brilliant strategist or just a lucky general has been a matter of conjecture, depending on whose side you were on. However, no one could…
If the Conqueror had stayed at home.
After attending a recent enactment at Battle Abbey, I was reminded of the old Irish saying, “If ifs and buts were pots and pans, they’d be no need for tinkers'…
The Reign of William the Conqueror: Success or Failure?
Consult most history books or even, heaven forbid, ask an AI engine if William the Conqueror was successful post-1066 and the answer will be a resounding YES. The Norman…
