How different were the English and Norman societies on the eve of the conquest? Having the same ancestral heritage, it shouldn't be a surprise to learn that the fundamental differences were small. To ...

As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London, the year 1066 and the Norman Conquest are in the spotlight. The tapestry – an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long, created soon after the events it depicts ...

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 ...

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on medieval history continues with a video on the Anglo-Saxons and why they failed to overthrow the Normans and William I. After William ...

EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND—A skeleton bearing six fatal sword injuries to the back of the skull has been radiocarbon dated to 28 years on either side of 1063, suggesting that the man may have been involved ...

The Domesday Book provides a fascinating insight into the 11th-century Norman takeover of Anglo-Saxon England. Read between the lines of this unique record. The Domesday survey and Domesday Book have ...

Reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon helmet found in Sutton Hoo. Credit: Chris Eccles / Flickr From there, they reached the Byzantine capital, breaking the siege it was under by pagans, and many were ...

The first European crusaders of the Holy Land were inspired by the fame and fortune awarded to the Norman conquerors in Europe, a new book shows. Many of those who went to the Middle East were ...