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William II, Duke of Normandy, had his forces ready to deploy to invade England. He believed he had a legitimate claim to the throne that H...

After the Battle of Fulford , Harald Hardrada and Tostig took York with no trouble. Neither side wanted bloodshed or destruction of a town t...

The former earl Tostig , brother of King Harold Godwinson of England, wanted revenge for being deposed and exiled for his bad behavior. He f...

While William in Normandy was preparing to take over England after the death of Edward the Confessor and the coronation of Harold Godwinson...

When Edward the Confessor died on 5 January 1066, he supposedly made a deathbed statement committing his kingdom into the care of Harold God...

In 1051, when King Edward the Confessor was inviting more friendly Normans to join him in England, Duke William of Normandy visited. Accord...

When Edward the Confessor came to the throne in 1042, he was not in a good position. The country had swayed back and forth between English a...

You would think that the name "Battle" for a religious house must be an abbreviation of some more appropriate term, and you would ...

Best guess arrangement of opposing troops The Battle of Hastings gets remembered on 14 October; that's when the forces of William o...

The first part is here . Death of Harald Hardrada, illustration from Matthew Paris King Harold Godwinson of England, hearing th...

In the absence of historical photographs, I give you Lego Stamford Bridge ! In the competition for the throne resulting from the death ...

from "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World" by Sir Edward Creasey, 1851 The Battle of Hastings took place on this date 947 ye...

When Edward the Confessor died, he supposedly made a deathbed statement committing his kingdom into the care of Harold Godwinson. As the m...