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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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'…
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…
William the Conqueror would have turned in his grave
