Articles on the culture, history, and peoples of the Norman Age in England
Articles on the culture, history, and peoples of the Norman Age in England
The Normans that invaded England in 1066 came from Normandy in Northern France. However, they were originally Vikings from Scandinavia. From the eighth century Vikings terrorized continental European coastlines with raids and plundering. The proto-Normans instead settled their conquests and cultivated land. Over time they assimilated into medieval European society,…
The King is Dead! Our beloved King, Edward the Confessor, has died aged 63 at the Palace of Westminster. His wife, Edith, is very upset. "He was a good husband and King," she told a journalist. The late King will be remembered for building Westminster Abbey. Who will be King?…
1066 - Norman Conquest School Site Battle of Hastings - Glen Crack Battle of Stamford Bridge - Britain Express Edward the Confessor - British Library Net Edward the Confessor - School's History Harald Hardrada - Spartacus Henry I - Britannia Norman Conflict - BBC Stephen and Matilda - British Library Net Battle of Hastings - History Learning Site Bayeux Tapestry-…
Date Summary Detailed Information 1096/97 Birth A son, Stephen, was born to Stephen, Count Palatine of Blois, Brie, Chartres and Meaux and his wife Adela, daughter of William I and Matilda of Flanders at Blois, France. 1125 Marriage Stephen, count of Blois, married Matilda, daughter of Eustace III of Boulogne…
Date Summary Details Sept 1068 Birth A fourth son, Henry, was born to William I and Matilda of Flanders at Selby, Yorkshire. 9 Sept 1087 Death of William the Conqueror William died in France from wounds received at the siege of Mantes. He left Normandy to his eldest son, Robert…
Date Summary Detailed Information 1057 Birth A third son, William, was born, in Normandy, to William, Duke of Normandy and his wife Matilda of Flanders. 9 Sept 1087 Death of William the Conqueror William died in France from wounds received at the siege of Mantes. He left Normandy to his…
The Bayeux Tapestry is a piece of embroidery measuring approximately 231 feet by 20 inches. Worked in colored wool on bleached linen, it tells of William of Normandy's rightful claim to the English throne and his subsequent invasion and conquest of England in 1066. The style of the stitching indicates…
Date Summary Detailed Information Oct 1066 William took treasury Following the defeat of Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William made it his first priority to gain control of the English treasury. He then marched to London to crush English resistance which was gathering around Edgar Atheling, grandson of Edmund…
Written and produced by Greg Wheeler & Heather Wheeler 1997 G Wheeler, H Wheeler Please note: Newspapers would not have been produced or read in the year 1066. News would have been passed on by word of mouth. Click here to see the first "newspaper" article This post is…
Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, like William of Normandy, believed that the English throne should be his, not Harold Godwineson's. Background to Hardrada's claim: Edward the Confessor, who had died childless in January 1066, had seized the English throne back from the Norwegian Harthacnut in 1042. Harthacnut was the son…
Scott Michael Rank, Ph.D., is the editor of History on the Net and host of the History Unplugged podcast. A historian of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, he is a publisher of popular history, a podcaster, and online course creator.
