Edith the Fair, known to history as Edith Swanneck, was one of the most enigmatic and, in some ways, powerful women of 11th-century England. Her story is fundamentally intertwined with…
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…
William the Conqueror: Great General or Good Campaigner It is a much-mooted question as to whether or not William the Conqueror deserved to win the Battle of Hastings. It is…
