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      <image:caption>After Hastings: The Geo-political fallout</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Chessboard of the Norman Invasion</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Assimilation or diltution?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anglo-saxon embroiderers 1077</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Leopards of Normandie</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Missing Piece of the Bayeaux Tapestry</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>missing piece of tapestry</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Pursuit of the Defeated</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Submission of the Aethling at Berkhampstead</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Coronation of William the Conqueror</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/07/13/threads-of-power/</loc>
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      <image:caption>Bayeux Tapestry</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Anglo-saxon embroiderers 1077</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Norman Shipbuilding 11th century</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/07/05/from-longships-to-destriers/</loc>
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      <image:caption>The Baptism of Hrolf Ganger</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mont. St. Michel: Pagan Influence on Christian Shrines</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Prefabricated Motte and Baily Castle</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/06/29/the-day-the-north-sea-stood-still-end-of-the-golden-age/</loc>
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      <image:caption>Viking defeat Stamford Bridge</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>the Exodus of the Viking Fleet at Stamford Bridge</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Home to Norway</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cinematic depiction of the medieval White Ship disaster of 1120 at night. A large wooden vessel tilts violently and breaks apart in a rough sea as panicked passengers scramble across the deck and fall into the dark, moonlit water.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A wide-angle photograph of a seaweed-strewn beach under a grey, overcast sky. Numerous bodies in dark, historical clothing lie face down among kelp and debris in the foreground. In the midground, two exhausted men wade ashore, supported by each other. Further out in the stormy waves, a large, partially submerged multi-masted ship lists heavily. A line of rugged cliffs is on the left. The scene is one of desolation and tragedy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cinematic illustration of a grim medieval English landscape under a dark, overcast sky. On a hill stands an imposing stone castle guarded by soldiers in chainmail, while displaced villagers flee down a muddy road past pillaged, burning thatched-roof cottages in the background.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Coronation of King Stephen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>William Marshal was 70 years old when he died and served 4 monarchs</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Young Marshal Training in Normandy</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Battle of Lincoln</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Signing of the Magna Carta</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Bayeux Tapestry</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Mora</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Abbey of Caen</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mathilda of Flanders: the Regent of Normandie</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/06/01/the-cost-of-conquest/</loc>
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      <image:caption>Wide-format, cinematic image of a lone medieval knight in helmet and armor sitting on a brown horse on a muddy hill. He looks out over a vast battlefield covered with dead soldiers, broken shields, and weapons. A large flock of crows circles above the center of the carnage under a cloudy, dramatic dusk sky. Smoke rises in the background.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/coronation-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Cinematic photograph of a medieval coronation ceremony inside a large, arched stone cathedral. A king sits on an ornate throne while an archbishop in gold vestments places a crown on his head. Dozens of people in period-accurate costumes watch from the sides.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/harrying-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>A wide cinematic photograph of a medieval landscape scene shows a procession of dispossessed peasants being escorted away from their burning village by armored Norman cavalry.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>William the Conqueror vs Robert Curthose</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/death-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Three medieval monks prepare a difficult burial of a royal corpse in rich robes inside a somber, ancient church. Tools for the task are on the floor.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/05/25/the-iron-fade/</loc>
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      <image:caption>The Norman Empire</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Norman soldiers throughout the Empire</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Assimilation or diltution?</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>King Philip Augustus besieging the Norman fortress of Château Gaillard before capturing Rouen.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/05/18/iron-brotherhood-the-staunchest-companions-of-william-the-conqueror/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-19T07:55:51+00:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Companions-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>A dramatic, wide cinematic shot of a group of seven gritty medieval warriors standing in formation within a military encampment at twilight. The central figure wears a red lion-patterned surcoat and chainmail, holding two swords. To his left stands a large bearded axe-man with a dragon shield. To his right, other knights in green and chequered surcoats cross weapons in a sign of unity. The muddy foreground is littered with discarded weapons and fallen bodies. The background features rolling hills, numerous army tents, and a distant castle hillfort under a cloudy sunset sky.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The fleet of William the Conqueror approaching the White Cliffs of Dover</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>castle building welsh marches 11th century</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A Norman hunt enjoyed by noblemen in england</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Death of Roger of Shrewsbury</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/05/10/the-great-land-grab-the-domesday-book/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-11T07:24:29+00:00</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Silhouette of a Norman knight overlooking a detailed land survey map of 11th-century England, symbolizing the economic mapping of the 1086 Great Survey.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Noble-Exodus-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>A somber historical illustration titled &quot;Noble Exodus,&quot; showing a group of dispossessed Anglo-Saxon nobles traveling through a cold, mist-shrouded English landscape after the 1066 Norman Conquest.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Land-Grab-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>A historical graphic titled &quot;The Domesday Book: The Great Land Grab,&quot; featuring an 11th-century Norman wax seal on weathered parchment with charred wooden textures, illustrating the bureaucratic takeover of England.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A gritty historical illustration titled &quot;Saxon Poor,&quot; depicting a group of struggling 11th-century Anglo-Saxon peasants in tattered wool clothing standing in a desolate, wintry village setting.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Feast-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>A vibrant and detailed historical illustration titled &quot;Feast,&quot; showing Norman lords and ladies banquetting in a grand, spear-raftered hall with large fires, roasted meats, and overflowing mead horns.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/05/03/the-long-shadow-the-legacy-of-the-harrying-of-the-north/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-04T06:59:12+00:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/banner-1024x431.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Norman Knights in the scorched 11th-century North with &quot;Hoc est Vasta&quot; inscription</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/firesmoke.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>the burning and looting of northern england 1069</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/desolation.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>desolation of Northern England in 11th century after the harrying of the North</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>scarred and burnt land of 11th century england</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/monks.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Cistertion monks bring peace to Northern England</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/04/27/legitimacy-through-fire-was-the-harrying-necessary/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T09:08:57+00:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/harrying1-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>The Harrying of the North</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Castle building</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Occupation by arms and famine</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The encampments become permanent</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/04/20/two-queens-for-england/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-20T17:42:52+00:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Edith-vs-Mathilda-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Edith vs Mathilda</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mathilda_-crowned-1024x576.png</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>Edith the Wise</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/2026/04/13/mathilda-of-flanders-the-queen-behind-the-conqueror/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-13T08:42:00+00:00</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Coronation-of-Matilda-1-1024x576.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>The Coronation of Queen Mathilda</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://peterdrichards.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/The-Royal-Family.png</image:loc>
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