REVIEW: The Last Viking by Don Hollway
Harald Hardrada is usually remembered for the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the failed invasion of England in Septemberr 1066. Stamford Bridge is quickly overshadowed by
2 September 2021
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REVIEW: The Normans: A History of Conquest by Trevor Rowley
There are countless books on the Norman Invasion and the long reaching effects it had throughout England. Trevor Rowley’s new book The Normans: A History
3 August 2021
Recreating the 1066 battle march from Stamford Bridge to Hastings
A man with a passion for Anglo-Saxon history is recreating the ill-fated 300-mile 20-day march of King Harold from York to Battle in Hastings weighed
25 September 2020
HistoryHit.tv your online source for high quality medieval programs
Launched in 2018, HistoryHit.tv offers a wide variety of programs for any history lover. HistoryHit.tv was conceived by Dan Snow as a ‘new kind of
24 March 2020
Domesday book lent to British Library for Anglo-Saxon exhibition
Domesday, the earliest public record and perhaps the most famous book in English history, is to be lent to the British Library for a landmark
27 March 2018
10 surprising facts about William the Conqueror and the Norman conquest
1) No one at the time called William ‘the Conqueror’ The earliest recorded use of that nickname occurs in the 1120s, and it didn’t really
12 October 2016
MAP#59: Author Ian Macgill, 1066 and The Rhyme of King Harold
Journalist and author Ian Macgill found his writing passion traveling through the jungles of South America. As a young man Ian was awarded the Winston
10 November 2014
Skeleton could be soldier killed in 1066 battle
A skeleton found in Lewes is now believed to be the only recorded remains of someone killed in the Norman invasion of 1066. The skeleton
26 June 2014
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Today marks the 947th anniversary of the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The battle pitted the forces of English King Harold Godwinson against the invading force
25 September 2013
One in the eye for history: experts still fighting over the site of the Battle of Hastings
It is the most famous battle in British history, fought, as every schoolboy knows, in 1066 at a site now marked by Battle Abbey, near
16 January 2013
Bayeux Tapestry engraved on crystal bowl
An artist from a village near Wincanton has recreated one of the world’s most renowned tapestries on a stunning glass dish. Frank Grenier, of North
11 October 2012
MAP#28 – Dan Snow Interview
Dan Snow, historian and award winning TV presenter takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to talk to the Medieval Archives. Trained in
26 March 2012
MAP#19 – 1066 and The Battle of Hastings
Today is the 945th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. We look at the year 1066, the death of King Edward the Confessor and the
14 October 2011
A Grand Day Out: The Battle Of Hastings, where Britain’s future turned on an arrow
Seeking ideas for a weekend day out in the next few weeks? You could always head down to East Sussex, where the annual re-enactment of
3 October 2010
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