Henry VIII’s restored flagship open to public
From History.com: After 34 years, one of the most extensive conservation projects in history has come to a close as the salvaged remains of Mary… Read More »Henry VIII’s restored flagship open to public
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Gildas
St. Gildas was a monk who chronicled the history of the British isles from the time near the end of the Roman era to the coming… Read More »Gildas
Morcar, Earl of Northumbria
Morcar was the Earl of Northumbria from 1065-1066. He was the son of Ælfgar (earl of Mercia) and brother of Eadwine (or Edwin), earl of… Read More »Morcar, Earl of Northumbria
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
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
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
Harald Hardrada
Harald Sigurdsson (1015 – September 25, 1066), later given the epithet Hardrada (Old Norse: roughly translated as “stern counsel” or “hard ruler”) was the king… Read More »Harald Hardrada
The Picts
The Picts were a group of Late Iron Age and Early Mediaeval people living in what is now eastern and northern Scotland.There is an association… Read More »The Picts
Harold II Godwinson
King Harold II Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England (c 1022 – 14 October 1066) Harold was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England and… Read More »Harold II Godwinson
Historic Figures: Alfred the Great
Article from the BBC: King of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex and one of the outstanding figures of English history, as much for his… Read More »Historic Figures: Alfred the Great