Edgar the Etheling (1051 – 1126) was born in Hungary. His father, Edward the Exile, spent most of his life there after the Danish king Cnut conquered England and defeated Edward’s father King Edmund II Ironside. Edgar was the last member of the house of Cerdic of Wessex. After Edward… Read More »Edgar the Etheling
William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England By David C. Douglas Paperback: 488 pages Publisher: University of California Press (May 1, 1967) ISBN-10: 0520003500 In this scholarly work, David C. Douglas takes an exhaustive look at the life of Duke William II of Normandy. The book is broken out… Read More »Review of William the Conqueror by David C. Douglas
Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King by Ian Walker Hardcover: 258 pages Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd.; First English Edition edition (August 1997) ISBN-10: 0750913886 He only ruled England for nine and a half months, but his reign signified an important turning point in the culture and society of the English… Read More »Review of Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King
Godwin of Wessex was the father of Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, defeated by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings. Godwin was likely the son of Wulfnoth Cild, a thegn of Sussex. He first appears in documents during the reign of Cnut, one of… Read More »Earl Godwin of Wessex
1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 27, 1981) Language: English ISBN-10: 0140058508 The year 1066 is one of the most pivotal years in the history of England. At the beginning of the year, the land was at peace, and by… Read More »Review of 1066 by David Howarth
He was the pious king, the saintly king, one of the last Anglo-Saxon rulers to sit the English throne. He was St. Edward the Confessor, the son of King Ethelred II and Emma, the daughter of Richard II of Normandy. Exiled due to Danish invasions and unrest among the English… Read More »Edward the Confessor (c. 1003 – 1066)
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place on September 25th, 1066, between Harold Godwinson (Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England) and his brother Tostig, who had allied himself with Harald Sigurdsson (“Hardrada”), the King of Norway. This battle proceeded the famous Battle of Hastings between Duke William of… Read More »Today in Medieval History: The Battle of Stamford Bridge