A missing fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry was discovered in the state archives of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost ...
On the 28 September 1066, around 7,000 soldiers from Northern France landed on the Sussex coast. Led by William, the Duke of Normandy, they were soon to launch a battle that would become one of ...
The original Bayeux Tapestry visually tells the story of the Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October 1066 in the south coast of England. At this conflict, the Norman-French army of William, ...
On 14 October 1066, the two vast armies of King Harold of England and William, Duke of Normandy, met on the battlefield near Hastings in Southern England, to fight for the English crown.
Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the battle of Hastings on 14th October 1066 (the English army had defeated an invading Norwegian force in ...
Over the summer of 1066, the new King, Harold II, stationed his troops on the south coast of England. He had news of an impending invasion from William, Duke of Normandy, who was intent on ...
Following the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, became William I, King of England, and rapidly won control over his entire kingdom. The Wales of 1066 was enfeebled as the ...
The Bayeux Tapestry narrates the tale of William, Duke of Normandy. After the Battle of Hastings, William went on to become the King of England in 1066. Wondering what makes this artefact so special?