They appeared as if from nowhere. A great force of men and horses armed to the teeth charging towards the city of York. Where the fuck did this army come from? And who was that in the back? Wa

Earl Robert lay dead at Durham. Along with 700 of his men. At least. The Chronicle bumps the numbers up a bit, claiming Earl Robert had died 900 of his soldiers at Durham. Either way, thats a lot

Happy New Year! It was 1069 nice and as the new year dawnedthings in England were getting a bit weird.

I feel for the English commoners in the late 1060s. They had nothing to do with the arrival of the Normans everything they suffered was the result of the actions of the nobles. Exclusively.

In early 1068 as William was preparing for the tactical Coronation of Matilda the three sons of Harold Godwinson were in Ireland. They had come to meet with King Diarmad of Dublin and prepare an i

Here is the beginning of Hereward the Wake. And to tell this story, we have to begin with the legend, because nothing in this story is straightforward. Probably because at least some of it is true.

Gytha and her supporters had fled into the Severn Estuary, and it was the final nail in the coffin of the Exeter rebellion. With no help coming, they were forced to negotiate a peace. But this wasnt

Exeter stood in open defiance against William and his army.

Earl Osulf II of Bamburgh was a Northumbrian, and he had earned his seat ruling over the region North of the Tyne in true Northumbrian fashion.