THIS month of October completes the eighth century since the battle of Hastings, perhaps the most important action that the modern world has known, with the single exception of the conflict that ...
After their triumph in the Battle of Hastings, the Normans left lasting marks on the country’s aristocracy, architecture, and even the English language. In 1066, English king Harold had to fight two ...
The Anglo-Norman conquerors brought with them continental influences. Under the patronage of Anglo-Norman nobles and Welsh landed officials, the Poets of the Aristocracy thrived. The Conquest of Wales ...