The Wood Behind The Arrow
The Iron Fade
The Rise and Fall of the Norman Empire They arrived as raiders, conquered as mercenaries, and ruled as kings. In the 11th century, the Normans were the ultimate disruptors of…
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…
The Power Behind King William/Duke of Normandy
Mathilda of Flanders: The Queen Behind the Conqueror
We know his name: William the Conqueror. We know the date: 1066. We know the outcome: The Battle of Hastings and the start of Norman England. But history often remembers…
