Topic: William Duke

A visitor's guide to Battlefield Abbey, Site of 1066 Battle of Hastings

Helium - 459 days ago
It is hard to believe that an hour away from teeming, modern London by train lies the spot where it all began. William had had some loose promises from Edward the Confessor and from Harald himself that he could ascede the throne ...

Guide to the Battle of Hastings

Helium - 467 days ago
So you?re at a cocktail party and someone brings up the subject of The Battle of Hastings. Harold was ready for William but then two rather unsavoury characters: He beat them easily, killing both the perpetrators, but in the meantime William ...

The role of castles in William Conqueror's subduing of the English

Helium - 467 days ago
In October 1066, William Duke of Normandy, known to his contemporaries as 'William the Bastard' as he was rumored to be illegitimate, sailed for England to try to make good his claim to the throne of England. Barely two weeks earlier, Harold ...

The Battle of Hastings

Suite 101 - 496 days ago
The Battle of Hasting demonstrated the superior horse cavalry charges of the Norman mounted men-at-arms attacking the Anglo-Saxon shield wall during the longest, hardest fought, and most decisive combat operation in medieval English history. He was Duke of Normandy from 1035 AD ...