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Battle of Hastings

Battle of Hastings

In 1066, England was in a state of turmoil. King Edward the Confessor had died, leaving behind no heirs and no clear line of succession. It is said that he had promised the English throne to his distant cousin, William, the Duke of Normandy, but after...

Norman Conquest

Norman Conquest

Few military conquests lead to truly lasting cultural, political, religious, or societal change. Countries are often occupied by stronger nations, but as those inevitably decline, independence is reasserted and the country usually resumes its previous...

North Sea Empire

North Sea Empire

The Norman invasion of England in 1066 and the subsequent rule of William the Conqueror are among the best-remembered and often-documented events in European history. What is much less well known is that less than fifty years before the Norman...

From the late eighth century to somewhere around the middle of the eleventh century, the history of Europe was dominated by the people who have become known as the Vikings. The Vikings were among the first global explorers who established territory...

The saga of the Vikings rises and falls on the banks of history, ebbing and flowing with popular opinion and whimsical anecdotes. The Vikings are routinely typecast and labeled anywhere from bloodthirsty tyrants to valiant heroes. They have been...