Five years of fighting. The conquest of England wasnt something that was resolved on a single day in October of 1066. William had been fighting this thing for five years and they were long years.The post 428 Tightening the Grip first appeared on T

Thirty thousand pounds. Thats what the Gesta claims Hereward charged the Normans for the return of their warlike Abbot Turold.The post 427 Hereward: Back Into the Mist first appeared on The British History Podcast.

The once mighty Godwinson dynasty was goneThe post 426 Everyone Has Their Limits first appeared on The British History Podcast.

It was late October of 1071, and Hereward was out with a column of his rebel fighters, foraging and pillaging Norman allied settlements for supplies.The post 425 Hereward: The Fall of Ely first appeared on The British History Podcast.

If the story of Hereward wasnt what you were expecting, youre not alone. Researching this tale has been just as wild an experience as hearing it. In fact, between this episode and the last one, I came across another fascinating tidbit about our favorite

Ok, when we left off William hired a witch to help with his rebel problem, Hereward disguised himself as a potter and infiltrated the Norman camp while William was out hunting, and in the end a bunch

The situation in Ely was getting out of hand. The Liber Eliensis speaks of how Hereward and his army carried out raids far and wide, bringing with him bands of a hundred men or more.

Word soon reached King Williams Court that Hereward remained free. Even worse, the man tasked with capturing the Wake (William de Warenne) had barely escaped with his life.

Hereward was returning to Ely with his men. The upside was they were taking literal boatloads of treasure with them.

You may have noticed that Hereward the Wake seems to keep disappearing from the story and then reappearing again. This reflects the actual record, where he pops up only to vanish back into the mist