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Descendants of Rollo and the Vikings who settled in northern France. Energetic and belligerent, they conquered England (1066) and parts of Wales and Ireland. In the 11th to 12th centuries they... read more |
Cultural cataclysm or merely a modification of an Anglo-Saxon status quo? Antonia Gransden looks at views, past and present, of the Norman conquest. |
Hannah Boston explains how a single piece of evidence contributes to a wider understanding. Published in History Review, 2008
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York Membery interviews the eminent historian Norman Stone about his life in Turkey and his latest book.
Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 8
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Daniel Snowman meets the historian of Poland, Europe and ‘The Isles’.
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Glenn Richardson looks at almost nine hundred years of enmity, jealousy and mutual fascination, a hundred years after the Entente Cordiale. |
Russell Chamberlin introduces the commemorations to the anniversary of the start of Operation Overlord, sixty years ago this month.
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Nick Barratt argues that Normandy’s loss in the reign of King John has had a far-reaching impact on Britain. Published in History Today, Volume: 54 Issue: 3
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O.H. Creighton examines the many and varied reasons behind the siting of Norman castles, and considers their decisive effect on the cultural landscape of Britain. Published in History Today, Volume: 53 Issue: 4
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David Crouch reconsiders William I and his sons as men of genuine piety – as well as soldiers. Published in History Today, Volume: 52 Issue: 10
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Robert Curthose invaded England on July 21st, 1101. |
Bruce Campbell argues that a unique conjunction of human and environmental factors went into creating the crisis of the mid-14th century. Published in History Today, Volume: 50 Issue: 6
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Emma Mason argues that rising population brought a surprising degree of movement, politically, geographically and socially.
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The editor of the Evening Standard reflects on the romantic roots of his interest in history.
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Brian Golding looks at life under the Norman Yoke during the consolidating reign of Henry I.
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Michael Camille shows how the marginal illustrations of a 14th-century psalter became some of our most familiar images of everyday life in medieval England. Published in History Today, Volume: 48 Issue: 9
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Elizabeth van Houts reconstructs memories of occupation (with echoes of the 1940s) from post-Norman conquest chronicles.
Published in History Today, Volume: 46 Issue: 10
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