Middle Ages History
The Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
The Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England By Marc Morris This book by Marc Morris came out within the… Read More »The Norman Conquest: The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England By Dan Jones Publisher Viking Adult; Revised edition (April 18, 2013) ISBN-10 0670026654 Pages hardcover:… Read More »The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
St. Govan’s Chapel
Brief history: Saint Govan (Welsh: Gofan) (died 586) was a hermit who lived in a fissure on the side of coastal cliff near Bosherston, in… Read More »St. Govan’s Chapel
Featured Medieval Historical Fiction Novel
Blood and Honour – The Battle for Saxony By John Lincoln Kindle Edition Description: Europe, in the year of the Lord 772 Like a bloody… Read More »Featured Medieval Historical Fiction Novel
Ethelred the Unready
Ethelred the Unready Æthelred the Unready, or Æthelred II (circa 968 – 23 April 1016), was king of England (978–1013 and 1014–1016). He was son… Read More »Ethelred the Unready
Medieval History Term of the Week: Croft
Croft A smallholding or piece of land with a house. – Cf. Toft and croft From Alwalton Manor, 1279 (Medieval Sourcebook): Cottars. Henry, son of the miller,… Read More »Medieval History Term of the Week: Croft
Tostig
Early Life: Tostig was the third son of Godwin (d. 1053), Earl of Wessex and Kent, and Gytha, daughter of Thorgils Sprakaleg. In 1051, he… Read More »Tostig
Featured Medieval Historical Fiction Novel
Swords of Artaius High adventure in Celtic Europe By William H Russeth Newly released by Wings-Press (Sept 2012), Swords of Artaius is the third novel… Read More »Featured Medieval Historical Fiction Novel
Canute
Canute the Great, also known as Cnut or Knute(c. 985 or 995 – 12 November 1035) From Britannica: Canute (I), byname Canute the Great, Danish… Read More »Canute